You may not realize it, but you get pushed around every day. What forces are acting upon you? Young physicists explore gravitational force and normal force in a video that demonstrates both forces and their directions as they move through the center of mass.

Concepts

force, force of gravity, normal force, springs, center of mass

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• The video makes a great opener for a lesson on the magnitude and direction of force
• Change up the scenario to include additional forces and have the class draw stick figures and arrows to show direction of the forces

Classroom Considerations

• Presents content so that learners with little knowledge of forces can understand

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The demonstration is easily reproducible in the classroom
• Narrator explains material in simple terms but with all the necessary details in place

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2