Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
High School students who demonstrate an understanding of
Forces and Interactions can:
HS-PS2-1.
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
Activity:
Rocket Sledder
Activity:
Friction
Activity:
Skydiving
Activity:
Push It!
Activity:
Coffee Filter Physics
Activity:
Carts, Bricks, and Bands
Activity:
Weightlessness Training
HS-PS2-2.
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
HS-PS2-3.
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
HS-PS2-4.
Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-PS2-5.
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.
Activity: None. Check back later. We have some resources planned.
HS-PS2-6.
Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials.