ACTIVITY FOR NEWTONS 1ST LAW OF MOTION DIRECTIONS
Activity 1
Materials- pennies, card, cup
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Place the card on top of the cup
Place one penny in the middle on top of the card
Flick the edge of the card, do not flick it upwards or downwards.
Try more pennies
Activity 2
Materials- metal washers
1. Stack all of the washers in one stack except for one
2. One person carefully use one of the washers to forcefully and quickly slide it to hit the
washer at the bottom of the stack.
3. Do this two more times
Activity 3
Materials-2 eggs, one marked “?” and the other marked “!”- be careful with the eggs
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Carefully take the egg marked “?” and spin it on the desk
Gently stop the egg from spinning and immediately take your hand off the egg.
Record your observations on activity answer sheet
Repeat instructions using egg marked “!”
Activity 4
Materials- 8th grade science book
1. Place book on table and let it sit there for 3 mins
2. Record your observations on your activity answer sheet every minute
NEWTONS 1ST LAW OF MOTION ACTIVITY ANSWER SHEET
NAME_____________________
Activity 1
1. Describe how the penny(s) fell when you flicked the card out from under them.
2. Did the number of pennies make a difference in the way the pennies fell?
3. Why do you think the penny(s) did not move with the index card?
Activity 2
1. What happened to the bottom washer?
2. What happened to the washers above the bottom washer?
3. Why did the washers on top not move with the bottom washer?
Activity 3
1. Record your observation of egg marked “?”2. Record your observation of egg marked “!”3. How did the motion of the eggs differ after they were stopped spinning?
4. One of these eggs is boiled; the other is raw.
a. Which egg is raw and why?
b. Which egg is boiled and why?
Activity 4
Time
Observation
1min
2 min
3 min
1. How long will the book sit on the table if left alone?
2. What will it take to get the book to move?