Forced To Learn

Using inquiry techniques, students, working in groups, are asked to design and conduct an experiment to test Newton's Second Law of Motion. Upon being provided with textbooks, rulers, measuring tapes, mini-storage containers, golf balls, marbles, rubber balls, steel balls, and pennies they work cooperatively to implement and revise their hypotheses. With limited guidance from the teacher, students are able to visualize the direct relationships between force and mass; force and acceleration; and the inverse relationship between mass and acceleration.
Resource ID#: 51179 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, Overhead Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Keywords: Newton's Laws of Motion, Newton's 2nd Law, Law of Acceleration, unbalanced force, force, mass, acceleration, inquiry
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Instructional Technique,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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