1. NEWTON’S 1ST LAW
OF MOTION
now we’re moving…maybe

2. NEWTON’S 1ST LAW OF MOTION…
• Objects at rest tend to stay at rest…
• Objects in motion tend to stay in motion…
UNLESS ACTED UPON BY AND OUTSIDE FORCE

3. PENNY CARD-TRICK
• Take a card place it on your finger tips
• Take a penny and place it on your card
• Try to flick the card without displacing the penny from its spot on
your fingers
Why doesn’t the penny move?

4. SELF-GUIDED ASSIGNMENT
• Conduct more research into the 1 st Law of Motion-the Law of
Inertia, that proves the Law is true
• Find 3 experiments that validate your research, including variables
in experiments, and if-then statements.
• Conduct an experiment of your own choosing:
• State what it is you are trying to prove.
• Formulate a hypothesis, methods of testing your hypothesis and
the topic in question.
• Include data from experiments you conduct.
• Write a conclusion to your research experiment

5. SELF-GUIDED ASSIGNMENT
• I will not give a length requirement, but the research that you
conduct and report on should demonstrate that you understand
the concept of Newton’s 1 st Law of Motion
• You must create a References/Works Cited page in MLA style
Cite at least 8 references
• DO NOT put your name on front cover. Put it after the References
page
• You will submit your assignment through c a n v a s (unless you have
other materials that must accompany your research)

6. SELF-GUIDED ASSIGNMENT
• Wikipedia should only be used once in your references. Include
scholarly research and at least 1 hard-copy book reference.
• Dazzle-me somehow. Come up with some kind of element in your
paper that catches my attention. (Videos, pictures, original
experiments, websites etc.)