Free-Body Diagrams

Learning Target: 

• I can identify the net force acting on an object

HOWLs Target:

• I keep working even if the work is difficult

Agenda

• Warm-up: CHAIR (2min)
• Draw a chair with a person in it.
• Use vectors to draw the forces acting on the person in the chair.
• What is Force? review
• practice
• factors that affect amount of gravity
• space
• Acceleration due to gravity
• misconceptions
• Apollo 15
• vacuum chamber

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Forces quiz, Friday 2/10 on friction, gravity, normal force, free-body diagrams