Newton’s Laws

Project: Students create a poster OR

booklet illustrating and

explaining Newton’s Laws.

Mrs. V Science 2014

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Name:____________________________________ Class: __________________ Date:_______________

Newton’s Laws Project

Objective: Learn about Newton’s three laws and demonstrate your understanding on a

poster or in a booklet.

Option One: Newton’s Laws Poster

Your poster must include the following:

1. State each of Newton’s Laws. Use your textbook, the internet, and other resources to help you find out more

information about the three laws.

2. Find TWO illustrations for EACH law. The illustrations can be hand-drawn (pictures of examples not

diagrams), cut out of magazines, or printed off of the internet. If the pictures are printed off of the inter-

net they should be photographs NOT diagrams. They can not be pre-labeled with forces/arrows.

3. Write a PARAGRAPH explaining how the pictures you chose explain each law. This means you must have

THREE paragraphs total (one for each pair of pictures). Each paragraph must contain at least FIVE

sentences.

4. Include at least one thinking map, of your choice, to help explain Newton’s Laws. Refer to the Thinking Map

examples on the wall or ask for help.

Option Two: Newton’s Laws Booklet

Your booklet must include the following:

1. You can make your booklet using 2 pages of computer paper folded in half to make a book.

2. Page 1 is the cover. The cover must include:

~Title, Name and Date

3. Pages 2-3 will be all about Newton’s First Law. Pages 4-5 will be all about Newton’s Second Law. Pages 6-7 will

be all about Newton’s Third Law. Page 8 must include one Thinking Map (of your choice).

EACH two-page spread must include the following:

~A complete description of the law.

~Find TWO illustrations for EACH law. The illustrations can be hand-drawn (pictures of examples not dia-

grams), cut out of magazines, or printed off of the internet. If the pictures are printed off of the internet they

should be photographs NOT diagrams. They can not be pre- labeled with forces/arrows.

1. Write a PARAGRAPH explaining how the pictures you chose explain each law. This means you must have

THREE paragraphs total (one for each pair of pictures). Each paragraph must contain at least FIVE

sentences.

2. ~Write a PARAGRAPH explaining how the pictures you chose explain each law. This means you must have

THREE paragraphs total (one for law). Each paragraph must contain at least FIVE sentences.

Overall 10

Easy to read, visually

pleasing, powerful images,

exhibits originality

7

Visually organized, all

information is presented in a

professional manner, fulfills

expectation

5

Missing some

information, a little

disorganized, little

creativity

0

Little to no effort,

missing key infor-

mation

Peer 1 Peer 2 Self Total

First Law 4

Law is stated accurately

2

Law is not stated 100%

accurately.

N/A 0

Law is not stated.

8

Both pictures present and

appropriately represent

law

6

Both pictures are present, but

one does not accurately

represent the law.

2

Both pictures are

present, but neither

accurately

represents the law.

0

No pictures

present.

8

Complete paragraph with

no grammatical or spelling

errors. Accurately

describes how both

pictures relate to the first

law.

6

Complete paragraph with no

grammatical errors or spelling

errors. Accurately describes

how one picture relates to the

first law. OR only minor spelling

or grammatical errors.

2

Minor errors in

accuracy OR major

spelling and

grammatical errors.

0

Paragraph not

present.

Second

Law

4

Law is stated accurately

2

Law is not stated 100%

accurately.

N/A 0

Law is not stated.

8

Both pictures present and

appropriately represent

law

6

Both pictures are present, but

one does not accurately

represent the law.

2

Both pictures are

present, but neither

accurately

represents the law.

0

No pictures

present.

8

Complete paragraph with

no grammatical or spelling

errors. Accurately

describes how both

pictures relate to the first

law.

6

Complete paragraph with no

grammatical errors or spelling

errors. Accurately describes

how one picture relates to the

first law. OR only minor spelling

or grammatical errors.

2

Minor errors in

accuracy OR major

spelling and

grammatical errors.

0

Paragraph not

present.

Third Law 4

Law is stated accurately

2

Law is not stated 100%

accurately.

N/A 0

Law is not stated.

8

Both pictures present and

appropriately represent

law

6

Both pictures are present, but

one does not accurately

represent the law.

2

Both pictures are

present, but neither

accurately

represents the law.

0

No pictures

present.

8

Complete paragraph with

no grammatical or spelling

errors. Accurately

describes how both

pictures relate to the first

law.

6

Complete paragraph with no

grammatical errors or spelling

errors. Accurately describes

how one picture relates to the

first law. OR only minor spelling

or grammatical errors.

2

Minor errors in

accuracy OR major

spelling and

grammatical errors.

0

Paragraph not

present.