About This Lesson
Students will learn that each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and a direction and that an object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object. They will also learn how the gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. Students will discover these principles through scientific experiments and observation.
Many standards are pointed out to be covered in this project. This is a versatile lesson that can be adapted for many teachers style of implementation. Directions are general and can be left to interpretation of a teacher. Some background knowledge of physics needed for teacher to be able to facilitate the lesson effectively.