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Force, Mass & Acceleration I – Middle Secondary

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500 MHz, 128M DRAM, 4X CD ROM

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Force, Mass & Acceleration I is part of the Science Through Sport series designed to reinforce scientific and mathematical principles through the use of sport science concepts.

Force, Mass & Acceleration I is suitable for middle secondary students aged 14 – 16 years. One of the most difficult areas of study for students to grasp is the scientific application of mechanical principles to objects and bodies that are in motion. Students who are not familiar with mathematics and science-based subjects may find the concepts difficult to comprehend. The two learning tools in this resource allow you to manipulate the mechanical principles applied to real practical examples.

Learning Tool I Part A and Part B allow students to apply force to an object and to see the effect that force and mass has on acceleration. Part A looks at the FMA relationship by applying force to a cube. Part B looks at the FMA relationship using two packs pushing against each other in a rugby scrum. The unit can be broken down into an approach where the understanding of force is developed logically and applied to sporting examples and practical situations that people experience every day.

Students will understand:

- what is meant by the term force

- the types of forces that can act on bodies and objects

- the effects of applying forces to bodies and objects

- balanced and unbalanced forces

- the term net force

- Newton’s three laws of motion

- the F=ma equation.

Students will know that:

- acceleration depends on the force applied to an object or body and the mass of the object of body

- the larger the force, the greater the acceleration; doubling the size of the force doubles the acceleration

- the larger the mass of the object or body, the slower the acceleration; doubling the mass halves the acceleration.

The CD-ROM also features ready-to-use worksheets, factual information, practical activities, laboratory-style investigations, and a PowerPoint presentation.

Topic areas include:

Force and the effects of applying force

- What is force?

- What is acceleration? What is velocity?

- Acceleration is a change in velocity over time

- Newton’s three laws of motion

- The relationship between mass of an object and acceleration

- What are vectors?

- Vectors acting on the same line – calculating forces

- Vectors acting on the same line – balanced forces

- Vectors acting on the same line – unbalanced forces.

For more information, to view an online demonstration and to use a trial version of the learning tools, please visit www.sciencethroughsport.com

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