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=Additional Information=
 
=Additional Information=
 
===Resources Required===
 
===Resources Required===
* Cavendish experiment
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* Skateboards x 2
* Bowling Ball
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* Force plate on data studio
* Lycra sheet
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* Trolley with bow and arrow mounted on top
* [[Media:Physics.pdf | Clever physics worksheet]]
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* Balloon attached to taunt string with straw
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* Tug of war with force meters
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* Large crate on front desk
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* Globe and apple
  
 
===Textbook References===
 
===Textbook References===

Revision as of 17:08, 11 May 2008

Outcomes

  • Students should be able to label pairs of forces in a range of situations
  • Students should understand that the forces are acting on different objects and therefore do not cancel out!!

Specification References

  • none

Starter

  • Two students on skateboards pushing off each other
  • Tug of war with Newton scales

Main Body of Lesson

Circus of demos including:

  • Use of force plate on data studio of student jumping
  • Stationary trolley with bow and rubber arrow
  • Releasing a balloon attached to a tight string across the room
  • Getting out of a row boat
  • Earth pulls on apple and therefore apple pulls up on Earth

Plenary

  • Firing a rocket from Broadfield

Homework

Additional Information

Resources Required

  • Skateboards x 2
  • Force plate on data studio
  • Trolley with bow and arrow mounted on top
  • Balloon attached to taunt string with straw
  • Tug of war with force meters
  • Large crate on front desk
  • Globe and apple

Textbook References

  • None

Website References

Skills Addressed

Safety/Hazards

  • Bowling ball is heavy
  • Class II laser used in Cavendish experiment

Notes

  • None