Newton’s 2nd Law Activity: Calculate and Graph F=MA

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Practice graphing while supporting students’ understanding of Newton’s Second Law of Motion. After this sports-themed activity, students will understand the relationship between the variables force, mass, and acceleration.

This activity has several parts:

• Part One: Demonstrate the relationship between mass and force. Given their mass, calculate the force (F=MxA) of various sports balls thrown at a given acceleration. Then, graph mass versus force (acceleration constant).
• Part Two: Demonstrate the relationship between acceleration and force. Calculate the force (F=MxA) of a baseball thrown at different accelerations. Then, graph acceleration versus force (mass constant).
• Part Three: Answer follow-up analysis questions.

Teacher Notes:

• This activity is designed for MIDDLE SCHOOL, but would also be appropriate for an introductory level high school course.
• INCLUDES ANSWER KEY.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-PS2-1: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
• NGSS MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
• NGSS Science & Engineering Practices: Analyzing and interpreting data; Using mathematics and computational thinking