We’re going to learn about the three universal laws of physical motion in addition to looking at velocity, acceleration, and inertia. This video is a great way to get started before jumping into the experiments, as it lays the foundation of what we’ll be covering as well as what you can expect to learn along the way. We’re also going to cover how to take data, reduce your data into meaningful results, and calculate both acceleration and velocity of objects in your experiments.
If you’re on the younger side, don’t worry about the math and just dive in and start having fun with the activities. If you are an older student looking for clarity on just how gyroscopic precession works with angular momentum, then you’re in the right place. We’ve provided you with textbook readings as well, so feel free to check those out when you’re done with this movie. This video covers both acceleration and velocity, and really gets you started on the right foot. We’ll outline what’s coming up for this week and how to get the most out of our lesson together. Enjoy!
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Aurora i really like the velocity video it has really cool experiments!! jose gonzalez
Hi Abby! I’d look again in the library for more on Newton. See if you can find a book that shows his experiments – those are really cool!
Where can I learn more (wether watching or reading) on Newton?
thanks!-Abby
Cool!
The diver will accelerate until the forces are balanced, and then although there’s no acceleration, the diver is still falling with what we call a “terminal velocity”. The gravitational force is pulling down on the diver, the atmosphere pushes up on the diver.
In the video you said that when for example a sky diver jumps out of an airplane he or she will accelerate very quickly, and will then stop accelerating, why is that so?
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The video link does not seem to work.
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I don’t see video here. Has it been taken down?
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I have been unable to get the velocity or acceleration video to play for over a week. I am getting an error message.
wow, all this knowlege of gravity and velocity…. all from an apple falling on newton,