10th Grade Newtons Law Lesson Plan Example (Science)

Topic: newtons law

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to describe newtons law of universal gravitation and how it relates to the behavior of objects under the influence of gravity.

Materials

• A large inflated balloon
• A heavy object such as a jar of pennies or a can of vegetables
• A string
• A pencil
• Paper
• Pen

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever thrown a ball and noticed that it always returns to them regardless of how hard they throw it or how far it travels.
• Ask students if they can think of any explanations for this behavior.
• Write their responses on the board and discuss as a class.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of laws of motion and explain that they are mathematical formulas that describe the behavior of objects when they are moving or being acted upon by an outside force.
• Explain that Isaac Newton was the first to discover these laws and that they are still used today to help us understand how objects move and interact with each other.
• Using the ball as an example, demonstrate how to use the laws of motion to predict the behavior of the ball when thrown.
• Using the equations on the board, have students work through the calculations to predict the behavior of the ball.
• Explain how to use the laws of motion to predict the behavior of objects in different scenarios, such as when a person is falling off a building or being hit by a car.

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups and give each group a set of scenarios with a ball and a mat.
• Have each group work together to use the laws of motion to predict the behavior of the ball in each scenario.
• Have each group present their predictions to the class and compare their predictions to the actual behavior of the ball.

Independent Practice

• Have students find a video or live demonstration of a ball falling in a vacuum and use the laws of motion to predict the behavior of the ball.
• Have students record their predictions and compare their predictions to the actual behavior of the ball.

Closure

• Review Newton's three laws of motion and their applications to everyday life.
• Ask students to share one example of each law in their daily life.

Assessment

• Observe students during the guided practice activity and assess their understanding of Newton's three laws of motion through their demonstration of their application to everyday life.
• Evaluate the group presentations and group discussions during the small group and independent practice activities to assess students' ability to effectively apply Newton's three laws of motion in their chosen field of study.