Learning standards covered by this activity:
Major Understanding
- 5.1i According to Newton’s First Law, the inertia of an object is directly proportional to its mass. An object remains at rest or moves with constant velocity, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
- 5.1q According to Newton’s Third Law, forces occur in action/reaction pairs. When one object exerts a force on a second, the second exerts a force on the first that is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
The above learning standards were taken from the Core Curriculum Physical Setting/Physics, The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department.
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