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Station 1:
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Directions: Determine if each scenario or diagram represents an object with
balanced forces or unbalanced forces acting on it. Explain.
1) A cheetah ran with a force of 50N East. The air friction was 20N West.
2)
45N
55N
15N
3) A penguin slid across his belly on the ice with a force of 60N South. The
sliding friction was 60N North.
4)
10N
35N
25N
10N
5) Draw a diagram with the following forces: 30N North, 15N south, 50N west,
50N East.
Station 2:
Forces Vocabulary
Directions: Fill in the blanks for the following sentence frames using the word
bank.
1) A ____________________________ is a push or a pull
2) The unit for force is the _______________________.
3) A force has both _____________________ and
_______________________.
4) ________________ forces produce a change in motion and velocity.
5) _________________ forces produce NO change in motion.
6) ______________________ is a attractive, downward pull.
Vocabulary word bank:
Unbalanced
Balanced
Direction
Gravity
Force
Magnitude
Newton (N)
Station 3:
Net Force
Directions: Find the Net force for each of the following examples. Remember to
include magnitude and direction!
1) A cheetah ran with a force of 50N East. The air friction was 20N West.
2)
45N
55N
15N
3) A penguin slid across his belly on the ice with a force of 60N South. The
sliding friction was 40N North.
4)
10N
35N
25N
10N
5) Draw a diagram with the following forces: 30N North, 15N south, 50N west,
50N East. What is the net force?
Station 4:
Forces Vocabulary
Directions: Using the flash cards, match the vocabulary term to the
appropriate definition.
When you have matched the vocabulary, call the teacher over to check for
accuracy.
Finally, choose one word to fill out the chart below:
Key Term
Definition
Example or Picture
Non-Example
Station 5:
The Engineering Design Process
Directions: Fill in the process below using the card set as a word bank and to also to
help you determine the process.
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Station 6:
Speed, Velocity, Acceleration Review
Directions: Fill in the Chart below, then answer the two problems.
SPEED
Definition:
VELOCITY
Definition:
ACCELERATION
Definition:
Unit:
Unit:
Unit:
Equation:
Equation:
Equation:
1. A car goes from 85 m/s to 165 m/s in 6 seconds, what is its acceleration?
Vi = _____________
Work:
Vf= _____________
t = _____________
a = _____________
2. If his car travels 125 km in 4 hours, what is his cruising SPEED?
1. What was given:
4. Solution (show work)
2. What you are solving for:
3. Equation:
If he is driving NORTH, what is his VELOCITY?_________________________________