Learning Gig Resources
Understanding Newton’s Laws
Learn about Newton's three laws of motion and how they apply to everyday activities like playing sports, riding a bike, and swimming. Discover how forces influence motion with clear explanations and relatable examples.
Racing Against Friction
Follow the journey of Tyler, a student designing a better race car for a school competition. Through experimentation, research, and applying Newton’s Laws, he learns how friction, speed, and motion affect his design and achieves success.
Work, Force, and Energy Explained
Explore how work, force, and energy are connected and how they relate to Newton’s Laws of Motion. Learn through practical examples like pushing a shopping cart or riding a skateboard, and discover how energy is transferred when work is done.
The Roller Coaster Mystery
Follow a group of friends as they investigate why a new roller coaster isn't working correctly. Using their knowledge of motion, gravity, and force, they solve the problem through scientific reasoning and teamwork.
Should Roller Coasters Have Speed Limits?
Explore arguments for and against speed limits on roller coasters, using scientific evidence related to motion, force, and safety. Learn how Newton’s Laws of Motion and energy transfer play a role in the debate.
Physics in Action: Fill in the Blanks!
An interactive fill-in-the-blank activity that helps students review concepts like Newton’s Laws, friction, force, energy transfer, and roller coaster motion. Students will complete missing words to reinforce their understanding of motion and safety principles.
Project Work (Recommended)
Egg Drop Challenge
Students design and build a protective structure to keep an egg from breaking when dropped from increasing heights. They will demonstrate understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion and energy transfer.
1 studentThe Science of Energy – Motion, Force & Work
Key concepts related to Newton's Laws of Motion, force, energy, and friction.
Newton’s First Law of Motion
Newton’s First Law of Motion
An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Inertia
Inertia
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion.
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
The acceleration of an object depends on its mass and the amount of force applied. Formula: F = ma.
Force
Force
A push or pull on an object, measured in Newtons (N).
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Friction
Friction
A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.
Work
Work
The result of a force moving an object over a distance. Formula: W = F × d.
Energy
Energy
The ability to do work or cause change.
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic Energy
Energy of motion; anything moving has kinetic energy.
Potential Energy
Potential Energy
Stored energy based on an object's position or condition.
Gravity
Gravity
A force that pulls objects toward each other, such as toward the center of the Earth.
F = ma
F = ma
The formula for Newton's Second Law: Force equals mass times acceleration.
Action and Reaction
Action and Reaction
When one object applies a force on another, the second object applies an equal and opposite force back.
Friction and Speed
Friction and Speed
Reducing friction increases speed; increasing friction decreases speed.
Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer
When energy moves from one object to another, like pushing a skateboard forward.
Work and Force
Work and Force
Work is only done when a force causes an object to move a certain distance.
G-Forces
G-Forces
Gravitational forces felt when acceleration or deceleration occurs rapidly.
The Science of Energy – Motion, Force & Work
This guide provides essential explanations and interactive fill-in-the-blank prompts to help you master concepts related to motion, force, work, energy transfer, and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Session Schedule
Learning Gigs are self-paced and this schedule is only an aid for a classroom setting.
This Learning Gig development generously funded by Outstanda.