FORCE AND MOTION

Key Vocabulary: Lesson 1 Motion
position, reference point, motion, speed, velocity, acceleration
Lesson 2 Forces
force, net force, Newton's First Law, inertia, Newton's Second Law, centripetal force, Newton's Third Law, momentum, collision, conservation of momentum
Lesson 3 Gravity, Friction, Pressure
gravity, weight, orbit, friction, fluid, air resistance, pressure, pascal, buoyant force, Bernoulli's principle, Pascal's principle
Lesson 4 Work and Energy
work, joule, potential energy, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, conservation of energy, power, watt, horsepower
Lesson 5 Machines
machine, mechanical advantage, efficiency, simple machine, lever, fulcrum, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw, compound machine
Weekly Calendar-- April 13-17
Monday MAP testing
Tuesday MAP testing
Wednesday MAP testing
Thursday MAP testing
Friday Review Questions
Unit Resources -The following links will provide information for review and study
Force Info Catapult Problem Forces and Motion Projectile Motion
Newton's Laws Laws of Motion Interview Newton's Three Laws Crash Scene
 Gravity Newtonian Mountain Galileo Drops the Ball Roller Coaster
Conservation of Momentum Collision Applet Addition of Vectors Friction
Paper Plane Flight Simulator Force and Motion Quiz Simple Machines Compound Machine
Simple Machines Simple Machines Machines Leonardo's Mysterious Machines
Inclined Plane Wedges Levers Pulleys
Wheel and Axle

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Unit GLEs
Strand 2 Properties and Principles of Force and Motion
1. The motion of an object is described by its change in position relative to another object or point.
A. The motion of an object is described as a change in position, direction, and speed relative to another object (frame of reference).
B. An object that is accelerating is speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction.
C. Momentum depends on the mass of the object and the velocity with which it is traveling.
2. Forces affect motion.
A. Forces are classified as either contact forces (pushes, pulls, friction, buoyancy) or non-contact forces (gravity, magnetism) that can be described in terms of direction and magnitude.
B. Every object exerts a gravitational force on every other object.
C. Magnetic forces are related to electrical forces as different aspects of a single electromagnetic force.
D. Newton's Laws of Motion explain the interactions of mass and forces, and are used to predict changes in motion.
E. Perpendicular forces act independently of each other..
F. Simple machines (levers, inclined planes, wheels and axles, pulleys) affect the forces applied to an object and/or direction of movement as work is done.