Hanging by a Thread


Resource ID#: 186745 Primary Type: Lesson Plan
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Direct Link: https://blossoms.mit.edu/videos/lessons/hanging_thread

This lesson focuses on two elements: understanding Newton’s laws of motion, and how to use Newton’s laws to create force diagrams. This lesson also demonstrates how to incorporate requirements of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into a physics lesson. It uses a discrepant event (phenomenon) to model forces at work on an object resulting in motion. 

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 50 Minute(s)
Keywords: Next Generation Science Standards, Forces and Motion, Newton' Three Laws of Motion
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Video/Audio/Animation,  Student Center Activity
Instructional Design Framework(s): Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain, Guided Inquiry (Level 3)
Resource Collection: MIT BLOSSOMS

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