Motion basics. Time to roll ; Describing motion ; Different speeds ; Evaluation -- Adding direction-vectors. Direction matters ; Vector application -- Acceleration. Changing motion ; Accelerating ; Accelerating or not ; Evaluation -- Newton's first law, part I. Objects at rest ; Staying at rest -- Newton's first law, part II. Objects in motion ; Galileo explains it all ; Sheep in a jeep with coinage ; Evaluation -- Net or unbalanced forces. Changes in motion and what causes them ; Evaluation -- Newton's second law. How are these things related? ; Newton's second bit of advice for all of us ; Second law balloons ; Evaluation -- Gravitational forces. Gravity on a roll ; Gravity : an equal opportunity force ; Falling pieces of metal -- Mass and weight. Mass and weight -- Newton's third law. Pushing back ; Netwon's third law ; Exploding canisters ; Evaluation
Summary
"Each lesson allows students to investigate, discuss, and finally apply new concepts to everyday situations"--Page 4 of cover
