How does inertia affect an object's trajectory? After watching a video on safety belt use, pupils discuss the notions of inertia. Using their knowledge, individuals try to drop a ball on a target while running, and classmates observe the drop and graph the balls motion.

Concepts

newton's laws of motion, newton's first law of motion, projectile motion, graphing quadratics, math modeling, inertia, force of gravity, gravity, trajectory

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a discussion on procedures to follow for the motion ball drop activity

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes the class has some knowledge of parabolics
• Requires a tennis ball and a target

Pros

• Includes links to explanations of different types of instructional practices
• Provides an optional link if learners need more structure

Cons

• Link to commercial within the text of the lesson is not correct