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Newton’s Fun Park
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Introduction
This Web Quest will provide an opportunity for you to review Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, explain how Newton’s Laws work to make amusement park rides so exciting.
Task
This project will require you to visit several websites and record your learning on the student sheets provided. After you have worked through the tasks, you will be prepared to apply your understanding of these laws as you design, test, and evaluate your roller coaster.
1) NewtonWebQuestWKSH.doc
You may choose to complete this project alone, or with one partner.
Process
Go to: http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
Click on "Law of Inertia" to begin and follow the direction on the webpage.
Use the Newton's Fun Park Graphic Organizer to keep track of your learning. Don't forget to read "Newton's Bio" before you take the quiz.
Go to http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/bumpercars/
Read the directions and hit “Begin” when you are ready. If you feel you need more review, please feel free to read “Newton’s Laws of Motion” on the site.
Read each scenario, draw a diagram that represents the story and then predict what will happen. Run the simulation then record whether your prediction was correct or incorrect. Explain why you were correct or incorrect.
Evaluation
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Exceeds
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Meets
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Approaches
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Vocabulary
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All three terms are accurately defined in the student’s own words.
Illustrations are present, neat, and show complete understanding.
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All three terms are accurately defined.
Illustrations are present and neat.
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All three terms are defined, but definition may be lacking.
Illustrations are present but not neat or not relevant.
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Comprehension
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All problems are answered correctly.
Discusses all motions from the video and uses appropriate scientific vocabulary.
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All problems are answered correctly.
Discusses only a snapshot of the motion in the video.
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One or more problems are incorrect
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Answers are correct but vague.
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Quiz
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Earns 9 or more points
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Earns 7 or 8 points
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Earns 6 or fewer points
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Colliding Cars
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Correct initial diagram
3/3 predictions were correct
Correctly explains why they were correct or incorrect on all 3 scenarios and uses scientifically correct vocabulary.
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Correct initial diagram
2/3 predictions were correct
Correctly explains why they were correct or incorrect on all 3 scenarios.
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Correct initial diagram
1/3 predictions were correct
Correctly explains why they were correct or incorrect on all 3 scenarios.
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*Bonus points will be awarded for correcting wrong answers on the quiz.
Conclusion
This Web Quest provided you an opportunity for to review Newton’s Three Laws of Motion and explain how Newton’s Laws work to make amusement park rides so exciting.
In part 2 we will look at amusement park rides and how they are affected by friction and gravity.
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