Forces
Teacher: Colquitt
Course: College Preparatory Physics
SP1. Students will analyze the relationships between force, mass, gravity, and the motion of objects.
Understandings:
SP1d. Measure and calculate the magnitude of
frictional forces and Newton’s three Laws of
motion.
SP1e. Measure and calculate the magnitude of
gravitational forces.
Essential Questions:
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To measure and calculate the magnitude of
frictional forces.
To measure and calculate the magnitude of
Newton’s three Laws of Motion.
To measure and calculate the magnitude of
gravitational forces.
SP1h. Determine the conditions required to
maintain a body in a state of static
equilibrium.
Students will Know…
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Newton’s 1st Law
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton’s 3rd Law
Vectors
Concurrent Forces
Resultant Force
Equilibrium
Equilibrant Force
Composition of forces
Resolution of forces
Vector Addition
Inertia
Force
A = 0 m/s2  F = 0 N
Matter
Mass
Weight
Acceleration
Gravity
Velocity
Friction
Kinetic friction
Static friction
Vector component
Vector Resultant
Newton
Fnet = MA
Constant Velocity
Inverse Relationship
Direct Relationship
Terminal Velocity
Fwt = mg
Law of Inertia
Law of Acceleration
Law of Action – Reaction
Students will be Able to …
a)
Determine the force that produces equilibrium
when three forces act on an object
b) Analyze the motion of an object on an inclined plane
with and without friction
c) Describe how fore affects the motion of an object
d) Interpret and construct free-body diagrams
e) Explain the relationship between the motion of an
object and the net external force acting on the
object
f) Determine the net external force on an object
g) Calculate the force required to bring an object into
equilibrium
h) Describe an object’s acceleration in terms of its
mass and the net force acting on it
i) Predict the direction and magnitude of the
acceleration caused by a known net force
j) Identify action-reaction pairs
k) Explain the difference between mass and weight
l) Find the direction and magnitude of normal forces
m) Describe air resistance as a form of friction
n) Use coefficients of friction to calculate friction force.
Measure and calculate force, mass, and acceleration
from F = ma, Newton’s 2nd Law equation.
o) Understand and apply the concepts of Newton’s 1st,
2nd, and 3rd law.
p) Algebraically calculate the resultant component
from two perpendicular vector component
q) Algebraically calculate the resultant component
from non-perpendicular vector components
r) Calculate the Force of weight of an object
s) Add and subtract vector components
t) Comprehend the concept of Terminal velocity
Assessments:
a) Class work practice problems
b) Homework practice problems
c) Laboratory Activities
d) Quizzes
e) Multiple choice and Short Answer Test
Unit Launch
1) Demonstration: Examples of Pushing and Pulling on objects
Lesson Plans