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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?
8. Click on Glossary to find the definitions of the following key terms used to
understand Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion.
a. Force:___________________________________________
b. Mass:____________________________________________
c. Acceleration:______________________________________
d. Momentum:________________________________________
e. Action:___________________________________________
f. Reaction:__________________________________________
g. Velocity:___________________________________________
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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QffUhiX2uSg
11. Give an example of Newton’s 1st Law of Motion after watching the YouTube
video.
12. According to Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, in what direction will an object
continue to move if no other outside force acts upon the object?
http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
13. Define Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion.
14. What mathematical formula did Newton develop for his 2nd Law of
Motion?
15. Using the formula, given F=20 and M=5 grams, what does A need to equal?
16. Give an example that is used to demonstrate the 2nd Law of Motion.
17.How did increasing mass of the object affect the force exerted on the
object and its acceleration?
18.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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWE_aGqfUDs&feature=related
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/nl-video-index.html
19. Define Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion using Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
website.
20. Describe the example of Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion used in Newton’s
Three Laws of Motion website, the YouTube video Laws of Sir Isaac Newton
and in NASA’s video clips number 22v, 23v, 24v and 25v.
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/NewtMtn/NewtMtn.html
21. On Newton’s Mountain, what would the firing speed of the cannon ball
need to be for the cannon to arc off the mountain top? Test the various
speeds to find out what the slowest firing speed could be to create an arc.
http://www.physics4kids.com/extras/quiz_motion_intro/index.html
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/quiz.html
22. Complete the Student Quizzes in each websites for extra practice.
Record your results below.
Physics4kids (Motion Quiz): _________
Teachertech: __________