Monday, May 15, 2017

Why does it stop?

You roll a model car down the hallway. The car comes to a stop without hitting anything. Cameron  says the car stops because there was no force pushing on it. Emma says it stopped because of unseen forces. Who do you agree with and explain why. 


Friday, May 12, 2017

Velocity

A car is traveling 148.06 kph on Interstate Route 10 east from Santa Monica California to Jacksonville Florida. What is the car's velocity? 

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Distance and Displacement

Two people leave from the same starting point and end at the same end point. One traveled twice as far as the other. Explain how this is possible using the terms of distance and displacement. 

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Starting with the basics

Who was Isaac Newton? Why was he famous? If you need to google please cite your source. 

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

The Theory of Everything.

What does it mean when physicist are looking for a "theory of everything" ?  


Friday, May 5, 2017

physics begins

We have come to the point in the year when we launch into our study of physics.  Let us start with a basic yet fascinating concept, gravity. What do you know about gravity? Not what the web knows but just what have you learned about gravity over the years.