Tuesday, January 31, 2012

1/31/12 6th Grade Notes - Newtonian Physics

Guys,

I know what I went over today was a little confusing and I just talked to Ms. Oliveri and apparently I am going a bit too in depth for your age group so I am sorry.  I will explain concepts more clearly tomorrow but will not be expecting you to find velocity over time like we were doing today.  It is important to note that velocity is just speed in a certain direction.

Some key vocabulary words we went over today were...
Net force - the total amount of force acted on an object
Force - a push or pull exerted on an object
Velocity - speed in a certain direction

Yesterday and today we went over Newton's 1st Law of Motion which states
An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless it is acted upon by an outside force.


I feel as though most of you have a good understanding of this law and that is why tomorrow we will be covering Newton's 3rd Law of Motion and begin to get into making soda straw rockets.

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