Science Webquest
"The Three Laws of Motion"
By Gary Williams
Sikeston Junior High
This webquest is designed for 9th grade
physical science students.
The Task
You are an author making a book on the three laws of motion. This book will be used to teach 4th grade students about the laws. In this book you will have activities for showing the laws as well as informaton about Sir Isaac Newton.
The Process
1. Make a cover for your book which should include
picture(s), title and your name.
2. Find some pictures of Sir Issac Newton and copy and paste them into your book.Give a brief history of Newton. (Where and when was he born, how long did he live, and what were some of the things he worked on).
3. Who was Galileo and what did he have to do with Newton? (Get picture of Galileo)
4. Find the three laws of motion and copy and paste them into your assignment sheet. Make sure you label each one. (Heading) Try to find explanations that are easy for 4th graders to understand or change them in a way that fourth graders could understand them better.
5. Give an application for each law of motion and explain how these applications show the laws.
6. Find one activity for illustrating each of the three laws and be prepared to show and explain one of your activities in class.
Resources
Sir Isaac Newton English Scientist
Discovery Channel Science Clipart
ClassroomClipart Science Images
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Points |
Information to be found in the book. |
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3 |
Title on cover. |
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3 |
Name on cover. |
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5 |
Cover is colorful and creative. |
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5 |
Table of contents. |
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3 |
Picture of Newton in book. |
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3 |
Where and when Newton was born. |
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3 |
How long Newton lived. |
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5 |
Things Newton worked on. |
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3 |
Picture of Galileo. |
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3 |
What Galileo had to do with Newton. |
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15 |
State the three laws of motion in the book. |
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15 |
Application for each law. |
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15 |
Activity for each law. |
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5 |
Bibliography |
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7 |
Overall organization (headings). |
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7 |
Easy to understand (4th grade level) |
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