MATERIALS NEEDED:
- books
- table
- pieces of paper
- paper and pencils
STEPS TO FOLLOW:
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Discuss with the students the material in the Science Concept section
and Teacher Text. Make sure that the students have a limited
understanding of Newton's First Law of Motion.
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The students can do this experiment on their own after you
demonstrate to them what to do. Place a book on a sheet of paper. Then
jerk the paper suddenly. (The book doesn't move). The explanation of
why the book doesn't move is under the Overview section.
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Have the students break up into teams of two and repeat the
experiment on their own.
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After each student has had an opportunity to do the experiment, have
a discussion together as a class as to what has occurred.
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Ask the middle grade students to write a short paragraph on what has
happened and how Newton's First Law of Motion is a play in this
experiment.
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