FMA live!
Posted in Force and Motion on December 9, 2007 | No Comments »
If you still want to learn more about Newton’s Laws…
This is an entertaining website that teaches about Newton’s Laws. There are some videos and songs, and an interactive game.
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Physics of Baseball
Posted in Force and Motion on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Check out this video! After everything you’ve learned in this unit, you’ll understand what they’re talking about. Enjoy.
Homework for the Week of Nov. 19
Posted in Force and Motion, Homework on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Have a great holiday!
If you feel like it…study for your science test! We will go over the study guide in class this week. I no longer post answers to the study guide because students would simply copy it which is not the point. Remember to look at past homework, your readings, and the notes in [...]
Online experiments with forces and acceleration
Posted in Force and Motion, Random thoughts on November 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Check out this online activity.
Now that you’ve learned about Newton’s Laws of Motion, forces, gravity, and acceleration, you’ll be able to predict and understand what is happening in this activity.
Have fun!
Parachutes!
Posted in Class pics, Force and Motion on November 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here are some pictures from our parachute building class. Each parachute was made from tissue paper, embroidery string, tape, and two large paper clips. The goal was to make a parachute to maximize the amount of airtime for the parachuter.
Fun with Gravity
Posted in Force and Motion on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I was getting lost in YouTube land looking up videos about gravity and I came across these. We’ll talk about “weightlessness” in class next week. In the meantime, have fun with these. These videos were shot in a “zero-G” parabolic flight.
Skating in Zero Gravity
French comedian and skate enthusiast Vincent Desagnat attempting to skate on a [...]
FORCEMAN!
Posted in Force and Motion on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s an entertaining video about the incredible Forceman!
