Assignment: Net Force, Mass, and Changes in Motion 5.3c Assignment

Created by Ashley O on

3 activities: 3 games

36 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Light Classroom - Electromagnetic Radiation

Experiment with the properties of light by moving around light sources, mirrors and other objects after a short introduction on reflection, refraction, opaque materials, transparent materials, and translucent materials. The goal is to get the light from its source to a cat!

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Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

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Activity 3: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Forces and Motion: Basics - Net Force

Stage a game of tug of war between the red team and the blue team. Add pullers to the rope to increase the force, and discover the relationship between the left force, right force, and net force. Determine if a force is balanced or unbalanced. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (73) 3.5 stars.

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