Newton’s Third Law Activity: Action and Reaction Worksheet

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Review Newton’s Third Law and action/reaction forces in a different way! Supports NGSS MS-PS2-2 and MS-PS2-1.

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Students are provided with 9 simple scenarios. Each is followed by 3 statements, two of which are true and one that’s a lie. Students determine the LIE and then answer follow-up questions regarding forces. Then, following the model of the 9 examples they completed, students generate 3 of their own scenarios and corresponding truth/lie statements. Fun to do in pairs!

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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.