1. Consider a child holding a helium 4.

If youre in a car at rest that gets hit

balloon in a closed car at rest. What from behind, you can suffer a serious
would the child observe the balloon to do injury called whiplash. What does
when a car a) accelerates from rest and whiplash have to do with Newtons first
b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon does not law?
touch the roof of a car.)
5. How is the law of inertia applied in our
2. An old party trick is to pull a tablecloth activity? State another real-life
out from under dishes and glasses on a application of the first law of motion.
table. Explain how the trick is done
without pulling the dishes and glasses
with the cloth. Explain the physics behind 1. Consider a child holding a helium
this maneuver. balloon in a closed car at rest. What
would the child observe the balloon to do
3. In tearing a paper towel or plastic bag
when a car a) accelerates from rest and
from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon does not
effective than a slow pull?
touch the roof of a car.)
4. If youre in a car at rest that gets hit
2. An old party trick is to pull a tablecloth
from behind, you can suffer a serious
out from under dishes and glasses on a
injury called whiplash. What does
table. Explain how the trick is done
whiplash have to do with Newtons first
without pulling the dishes and glasses
law?
with the cloth. Explain the physics behind
5. How is the law of inertia applied in our this maneuver.
activity? State another real-life
3. In tearing a paper towel or plastic bag
application of the first law of motion.
from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
1. Consider a child holding a helium effective than a slow pull?
balloon in a closed car at rest. What
4. If youre in a car at rest that gets hit
would the child observe the balloon to do
from behind, you can suffer a serious
when a car a) accelerates from rest and
injury called whiplash. What does
b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon does not
whiplash have to do with Newtons first
touch the roof of a car.)
law?
2. An old party trick is to pull a tablecloth
5. How is the law of inertia applied in our
out from under dishes and glasses on a
activity? State another real-life
table. Explain how the trick is done
application of the first law of motion.
without pulling the dishes and glasses
with the cloth. Explain the physics behind 1. Consider a child holding a helium
this maneuver. balloon in a closed car at rest. What
would the child observe the balloon to do
3. In tearing a paper towel or plastic bag
when a car a) accelerates from rest and
from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon does not
effective than a slow pull?
touch the roof of a car.)
2. An old party trick is to pull a tablecloth
out from under dishes and glasses on a
table. Explain how the trick is done
without pulling the dishes and glasses
with the cloth. Explain the physics behind
this maneuver.

3. In tearing a paper towel or plastic bag

from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
effective than a slow pull?

4. If youre in a car at rest that gets hit

from behind, you can suffer a serious
injury called whiplash. What does
whiplash have to do with Newtons first
law?

5. How is the law of inertia applied in our

activity? State another real-life
application of the first law of motion.
1. What state of motion did Aristotle Aristotle think of these? How about
attribute to the motion of the moon? Galileo/Newton?
Earth? 5. Consider a child holding a helium
2. What relationship between Sun and balloon in a closed car at rest. What
Earth did Copernicus formulated? would the child observe the balloon to
3. What did Galileo discover in his do when a car a) accelerates from rest
legendary experiment on the Leaning and b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon
Tower of Pisa? does not touch the roof of a car.)
4. A ball is rolling on a countertop and 6. In tearing a paper towel or plastic
slowly rolls to a stop. What will bag from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
Aristotle think of these? How about effective than a slow pull?
Galileo/Newton? 7. If youre in a car at rest that gets
5. Consider a child holding a helium hit from behind, you can suffer a
balloon in a closed car at rest. What serious injury called whiplash. What
would the child observe the balloon to does whiplash have to do with
do when a car a) accelerates from rest Newtons first law?
and b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon
does not touch the roof of a car.)
6. In tearing a paper towel or plastic
bag from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
effective than a slow pull?
7. If youre in a car at rest that gets
hit from behind, you can suffer a
serious injury called whiplash. What
does whiplash have to do with
Newtons first law?
8. How is the law of inertia applied in
our activity? State another real-life
application of the first law of motion.

1. What state of motion did Aristotle

attribute to the motion of the moon?
Earth?
2. What relationship between Sun and
Earth did Copernicus formulate?
3. What did Galileo discover in his
legendary experiment on the Leaning
Tower of Pisa?
4. A ball is rolling on a countertop and
slowly rolls to a stop. What will
8. How is the law of inertia applied in
our activity? State another real-life
application of the first law of
motion.1. What state of motion did
Aristotle attribute to the motion of the
moon? Earth?
2. What relationship between Sun and
Earth did Copernicus formulated?
3. What did Galileo discover in his
legendary experiment on the Leaning
Tower of Pisa?
4. A ball is rolling on a countertop and
slowly rolls to a stop. What will
Aristotle think of these? How about
Galileo/Newton?
5. Consider a child holding a helium
balloon in a closed car at rest. What
would the child observe the balloon to
do when a car a) accelerates from rest
and b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon
does not touch the roof of a car.)
6. In tearing a paper towel or plastic
bag from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
effective than a slow pull?
7. If youre in a car at rest that gets
hit from behind, you can suffer a
serious injury called whiplash. What
does whiplash have to do with
Newtons first law?
8. How is the law of inertia applied in
our activity? State another real-life
application of the first law of motion.
1. What state of motion did Aristotle
attribute to the motion of the moon?
Earth?
2. What relationship between Sun and
Earth did Copernicus formulate?
3. What did Galileo discover in his
legendary experiment on the Leaning
Tower of Pisa?
4. A ball is rolling on a countertop and
slowly rolls to a stop. What will
Aristotle think of these? How about
Galileo/Newton?
5. Consider a child holding a helium
balloon in a closed car at rest. What
would the child observe the balloon to
do when a car a) accelerates from rest
and b) brakes to a stop? (the balloon
does not touch the roof of a car.)
6. In tearing a paper towel or plastic
bag from a roll, why is sharp jerk more
effective than a slow pull?
7. If youre in a car at rest that gets
hit from behind, you can suffer a
serious injury called whiplash. What
does whiplash have to do with
Newtons first law?
8. How is the law of inertia applied in
our activity? State another real-life
application of the first law of motion.