Monthly Archives: March 2013

Review for EMM quiz lesson 2-6

Things to review for quiz on EMM lessons 2-6: 3.19.13   1. Know the parts of a battery (vocabulary lesson 2, positive, negative electrode, electrolyte, divider, container), and what type of energy a battery stores (chemical). Know the types of energy transformations take place when you connect a battery to a variety of items (chemical […]

Sky Diving Physics

Sky Diving Physics

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Newton’s 1st Law of Motion: The law of inertiaAn object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion: F=maAcceleration is produced when […]

Friction in the Winter Olympics

Science Of The Winter Olympics: Science Friction – Science360 – The Knowledge Network. This above link goes to a video clip about the olympic sport of curling and how friction plays a role in winning and losing  

Mass vs Weight EMM 5.2 lab

Mass vs Weight Force Probe Logger Pro File Directions for 5.2 probe lab

Force Probe Directions and Link

In lesson 5 we will have the opportunity to use the force probe with the computers to gather data about the forces exerted by a spring and a rubber band as you stretch it. We will compare the digital probe data to the data collected with the spring scale. EMM Lesson 5 – Elastic Force  […]