NEWTONS HALL OF FAME 
Doreen Jaekle
Jonathan Law High School
You are the marketing representative for a major
sports franchise. You would like to promote your sport by having it represented at the museum. In order to do that you need to convince the family that your sport does indeed represent Newton’s Laws. You will use this web quest to link to articles about different sports. You may also find your own Internet resources. All resources must be documented. |
The following questions should be answered in your research: 1.
How
does Newton’s Law of Inertia relate to your sport?
Example-Inertia, force to change motion, speed 2.
How
does Newton’s second law, F=ma, relate to your sport? 3.
How
does Newton’s third law relate to your sport? 4.
How
does Newton’s law of Universal Gravitation relate to your sport?
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TASKYour task is to produce a brochure promoting your sport. You will be taught how to do this using Microsoft Publisher. You will only have a few days in school to work on it. The first day you should get your information. You need at least 2 sources which you will have to cite in your brochure. You should take notes at home on it. The second day you will be taught how to design the brochure. At home you should decide what you are writing in the brochure. The third day you will type the brochure. The set up for the brochure should be as follows: 1. First panel-Name of sport, picture, your name 2. Second panel-Newton’s 1st law 3. Third panel-Newton’s 2nd law 4. Fourth panel-Newton’s 3rd law 5. Fifth panel-Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation 6. Sixth-Other interesting information about your sport, picture, bibliography You may be creative with graphics. There should be at least one picture. Try to be specific, clear, and brief. Make sure your information is accurate. |