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Newtons First Law

Newton's first law states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. A small experiment is described to demonstrate this law by placing a coin on a playing card over a cup, and quickly pulling the card out from under the coin so that the coin remains stationary and drops into the cup due to its inertia. The document provides background on forces, mass, weight, and Newton's first law, and includes links to related video explanations.

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Newtons First Law

Newton's first law states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. A small experiment is described to demonstrate this law by placing a coin on a playing card over a cup, and quickly pulling the card out from under the coin so that the coin remains stationary and drops into the cup due to its inertia. The document provides background on forces, mass, weight, and Newton's first law, and includes links to related video explanations.

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Newtons First Law

Today: Review forces, weight and


mass
You will be able to:

• Define Newtons first and Explore Newtons first law


second law

• Calculate Newtons second law


Small experiment and write up
Daily review

A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the


object's interaction with another object.

Mass is a measurement of the amount of matter in some


object. It depends only on what type of atoms the object is
made of, and how many atoms there are. Mass is traditionally
measured in kilograms (kg).

Weight is a measurement of the gravitational force on an


object. It not only depends on the object’s mass, but also on
its location. Therefore, weight is actually a measure of force.
Resultant/net force
300N – 200N = 100N to the right/forward.
This means the bike is accelerating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKKM8Y-u7ds
Newtons first law

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in


motion stays in motion with the same speed and in
the• same direction unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08BFCZJDn9w
Newtons first law - Practical

Procedure:

• Put a playing card on top of the plastic cup


• Put a coin on top of the card
• With a sharp flick, hit the card out from under the
coin! Or pull it really quickly toward you.
• The coin will drop into the cup.
Newtons first law - Practical
Newtons first law - Practical
Newtons first law - Practical

Aim: Put enough force onto the card in order to move


the card without affecting the coins position.

Hypothesis: If the card is moved quickly, then the


coin will not be affected by the horizontal force, and it
will drop into the cup.
Newtons first law - Practical
Procedure: Work in pairs
• Put a playing card on top of the plastic cup
• Put a coin on top of the card
• With a sharp flick, hit the card out from under the
coin!
• The coin will drop into the cup
• Try again but flick/pull the card out more slowly
• Repeat each speed 3 times (trials)
• Compare results of the two different speeds

Fill out your investigation template


Newtons first law - Practical

Explanation:

• The coin has inertia, meaning it really wants to stay


in one place. If you move the card slowly, it isn’t
fast enough to overcome that force. If you flick it
quickly, the coin stays in one place and then drops
into the cup. An object at rest will remain at rest. If
you are brave, put the card on your finger and the
coin on top… try to flick the card out until the coin
stays on your finger. It can be done!
References
https://www.metrofamilymagazine.com/simple-science-experiments-newtons-first-law-of-motion/

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