Defining Newton's Laws of Motion
We learned about Newton's Three Laws of Motion and decided to try to define the laws ourselves. Here is what we came up with...
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion:
‘Newton’s 1st Law of Motion states that an object can’t move unless there is a force that acts on it. An object that is moving will never stop moving unless something stops it. For example, if you kick a stone in space, it will continue rolling and rolling until something stops it.’ - Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘Things will stay where they are, unless moved. They will not stop moving unless something is in their way or stops them.’ – Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion:
‘If we push a little kid on a swing, he will go faster than a big kid that has more mass. It takes more force to make a heavier object accelerate. Force = Mass x Acceleration’ – Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘If you push two people of different mass, you will find the lighter person will go further than the heavy person. Force = Mass x Acceleration’ - Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion:
‘Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If we let a tennis ball fall on the ground (the action), the ground will push the ball back up (the reaction).’ - Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘For every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. If we drop a tennis ball, the tennis ball will make an action to drop and once it hits the ground, the ground pushes it back up. This is a reaction.’ - Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion:
‘Newton’s 1st Law of Motion states that an object can’t move unless there is a force that acts on it. An object that is moving will never stop moving unless something stops it. For example, if you kick a stone in space, it will continue rolling and rolling until something stops it.’ - Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘Things will stay where they are, unless moved. They will not stop moving unless something is in their way or stops them.’ – Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion:
‘If we push a little kid on a swing, he will go faster than a big kid that has more mass. It takes more force to make a heavier object accelerate. Force = Mass x Acceleration’ – Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘If you push two people of different mass, you will find the lighter person will go further than the heavy person. Force = Mass x Acceleration’ - Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion:
‘Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If we let a tennis ball fall on the ground (the action), the ground will push the ball back up (the reaction).’ - Morris, Théa, Nicolas and Anaïs
‘For every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. If we drop a tennis ball, the tennis ball will make an action to drop and once it hits the ground, the ground pushes it back up. This is a reaction.’ - Tessa, Aibo, Melissa and Portia