Unit 2: Motion ~ Getting Started

We’re going to study velocity, acceleration, and Newton’s three laws of motion in this unit. You’ll get to throw things, build g-force accelerometers, and much more as you uncover the basis of all physics in our crash-course in projectile motion. Here’s what you need to do to so we get the most out of this unit together.

Newton has a famous quote that goes “If I have seen farther then others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” One of the giants he was referring to was Galileo. Thanks to the discoveries of Galileo and others, Newton was able to make many of his own discoveries. The most famous of which are Newton’s Laws of Motion.

One of the best things you can do with this unit is to take notes in a journal as you go. Snap photos of yourself doing the actual experiment and paste them in alongside your drawing of your experimental setup. This is the same way scientists document their own findings, and it’s a lot of fun to look back at the splattered pages later on and see how far you’ve come. I always jot down my questions that didn’t get answered with the experiment across the top of the page so I can research it more later. Are you ready to get started?