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Newton’s Laws Internet Scavenger Hunt
Explore the links below for an introduction to Sir Isaac Newton and his accomplishments in the
scientific world. Answer the questions that go along with each of the websites using complete
sentences.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmostar/html/cstars_newt.html
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/ufhatch/pages/01-courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm
1. During what time period did Isaac Newton live?
2. Who did Isaac Newton live with after his father passed away and his mother remarried?
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdnewt.htm
3. When Isaac Newton was a boy, what was he more interested in than studying? What did he end up
creating because of his interests?
4. Who did Isaac Newton study with after returning home when Trinity College in Cambridge needed to
shut down due to the plague?
5. How many important discoveries did Isaac Newton make while he was studying at home as a man?
What were the important discoveries made?
http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
6. What falling object inspired Newton to think about gravity? Where was Newton when this inspiration
occurred?
7. What year did Sir Isaac Newton publish his greatest work, which included the 3 Laws of Motion?
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/law1.html
9. Isaac Newton’s first Law of Motion is also known as another name. What is the 1st Law also known?
10. Answer the questions about the 1st Law of Motion shown in the website.
a. What is the motion in this picture?
b. What is the unbalanced force in this picture?
c. What happened to the skater in this picture?
http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
11. Define Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion.
12. What mathematical formula did Newton develop for his 2nd Law of Motion?
13. Using the formula, given F=20 and M=5 grams, what does A need to equal?
14. Give an example that is used to demonstrate the 2nd Law of Motion.
15.How did increasing mass of the object affect the force exerted on the object and its acceleration?
16.How did decreasing mass of the object and increasing the force, exerted on the object, affect the
acceleration of the object?
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newton3laws.html
17. Define Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion using Newton’s Three Laws of Motion website.
18. Describe the example of Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
http://www.physics4kids.com/extras/quiz_motion_intro/index.html
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/quiz.html
19. Complete the Student Quizzes in each websites for extra practice. Record your results below.
Physics4kids (Motion Quiz): _________
Teachertech: __________