Born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England, Isaac Newton was an established physicist and mathematician, and is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. With discoveries in optics, motion and mathematics, Newton developed the principles of modern physics.
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Newton's first law of motion is sometimes referred to as the law of inertia.
Newton's third law of motion:
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
Newton's First Law of Motion
Stack of Nickel Experiment
In this experiment, the students were asked to knock the bottom nickel out of a stack of 10 nickels. Before they did the experiment they had to make a hypothesis of what would happen. Most of them thought the column of nickels would collapse. In their first attempts many of them were right, but soon they got the hang of it and witnessed Newton's First Law of Motion in real life (IRL). If they hit the bottom nickel accurately and quickly, the bottom nickel would shoot out and the rest of the nickels would remain in a column. Take a look at the video to the right of Ty's quick and accurate hand...
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Examples
Here are some examples of Newton's First Law of Motion.
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A Little Comic Relief
Newton's Third Law of Motion
We just started learning about Newton's Third Law of Motion. We watched this video and had a discussion about how it demonstrates "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
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Students watched the following video at the end of class. We will discuss how a hover board relates to Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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