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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore inertia. They identify the factors that determine inertia and compare the acceleration of an object with a net force to one without a net force. They explain Newton's first law of motion. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students become actively involved with Newton's First Law of Motion, which involves inertia. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore how the resistance of an object to rotation is actually rotational inertia. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students observe a variety of examples of inertia at work. They perform various inertia tests of their own. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students conduct a simple inertia demonstration by spinning a hardboiled and raw egg. They push a wagon to demonstrate inertia. They explore Newton's first and second laws of motion. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students consider the first part of Newton's First Law of Motion, the Law of Inertia of objects at rest, which states that every object remains at rest unless acted on by a force. They perform hands-on experiments which demonstrate this law. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students define inertia, state Newton's First Law of Motion, and identify examples of Newtons First Law and explain how the Law applies in those cases. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore inertia in science, create animated illustrations on their palm pilots, and demonstate understanding of concept by explaining how inertia works as they share their animations with classmates. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students conduct an experiment to apply Newton's first law of motion. They observe the inertia of an object in regard to its mass. The students record and graph the outcomes of their investigation and present the relationship between mass and inertia. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students practice calculating the moment of inertia when discussing a skater and the position in which it is best to spin. After class discussion, students practice calculating inertia on their own. Full Review »

