Newton’s Notions In Motion – TSP
GRADE 8 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Forces & Interactions
Total Unit Running Time: 25-40 minutes
FIELD TRIP : San Francisco Street
Running Time: 3:57
VVR Host, Steve Grubbs, travels to Lombard Street in San Francisco to discuss Newton’s Laws of Motion. Specifically addressing Law #2, a basketball is used on this steep street to illustrate the concepts of gravity, force, and motion.
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE : Simple Machines: Classify the Machine
Running Time: Self-paced
Students play a game in which they identify common objects as one of the six different simple machine types. There are four examples of each machine category (24 total images). Students will select each one and place it in the appropriate simple machine box. If they are correct, a light turns green; if they are incorrect, a light turns red, and they have the opportunity to continue trying to successfully make the matches.
THEATER 1 : Forces in Motion
Running Time: 5:33
NGSS: MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4
Topics Covered
- Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
- 6 Categories of Simple Machines
- Concepts of gravity, friction, force, speed, motion
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- C (BT1—knowledge)
- A (BT3—application)
- B (BT2—comprehension)
- C (BT4—analysis)
- D (BT6—evaluation)
THEATER 2 : Isaac Newton
Running Time: Self-guided
NGSS: MS-PS2-4
Topics Covered
- Newton’s biography
- Newton’s theory and contributions to the science community
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- D (BT2—comprehension)
- C (BT3—application)
- D (BT4—analysis)
- B (BT1—knowledge)
- A (BT6—evaluation)
TEACHER DEMO: Wendy Martin: Game of Billiards
Running Time: 4:41
NGSS: MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2
Topics Covered
- Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
- Bowling Ball vs Pool Ball
- Concepts of collision, momentum, acceleration, force
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- B (BT4—analysis)
- D (BT3—application)
- A (BT3—application)
- B (BT2—comprehension)
- C (BT1—knowledge)
Science Standards
NGSS: MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS3-1; TEKS: 8(b.3.D), 8(b.6.A), 8(b.6.B), 8(b.6.C)