Download Objectives for the Forces Unit

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Forces, Chapter 10
Learning Targets
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1 = I’ve never heard of this!
2 = It’s familiar, but I can’t tell you what it is.
3 = I know what it is, but can’t put it into words.
4 = I know this well enough to teach it to someone else.
LEARNING TARGET
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10.1 The Nature of Force
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I know how to describe what a force is.
I know how to describe a force in terms of magnitude and direction.
I know how to combine multiple forces acting on an object.
I know how balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object’s velocity.
10.2 Friction, Gravity and Elastic Forces
5. I know how to identify the two factors that will determine the friction force.
6. I know how to identify the factors that determine the gravitational force between two objects.
7. I know how to draw a force diagram showing all forces acting on an object.
8. I know how to explain why objects accelerate during free fall
9. I know how to explain when matter is considered to be elastic.
10.3 Newton’s First and Second Laws
10. I know how to explain Newton’s first law of motion.
11. I know examples of how Newton’s first law is acting around me.
12. I know how to explain Newton’s second law of motion.
13. I know how to calculate the force or acceleration of an object from Newton’s second law of motion.
14. I know how to explain from Newton’s second law, the relationship between the mass of an object and the amount of force
needed to change its velocity.
10.4 Newton’s Third Law
15. I know how to explain Newton’s third law of motion.
16. I know how to identify the action forces and reaction forces acting on an object.
17. I know how to explain how an object’s momentum is calculated.
18. I know how to explain the law of conservation of momentum.
19. I know how to use the conservation of momentum to predict the velocity of an object after a collision.
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