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Understanding the nature of a force as an interaction between objects is critical to success in a Newton's Laws unit. The What is a Force? Video Tutorial clarifies this concept through several examples. The distinction between contact forces and field forces is also discussed.
The video lesson answers the following questions:
What is a force?
What is an effective strategy for analyzing a physical situation and identifying the forces that are present?
Concept Builders- Newton's Laws
Students love Concept Builders and you will find plenty of them in our Newton's Laws section of the Concept Builders. They provide a great way to solidify your learning on a topic.
Physics Classroom Tutorial - Newton's Laws Chapter, Lesson 1
Our Physics Classroom Tutorial has a proven record of explaining hard-to-understand concepts in an easy-to-understand language. Lesson 1 of the Newton's Laws chapter provides exceptional support to this video lesson.
Teacher Resources
Teacher Toolkits: Newton's First Law
Teacher Toolkits provide teachers a collection of annotated links to vetted resources on the internet that are standards-based and multimedia reliant. This particular Toolkit is on Newton's First Law and should assist a teacher in finding resources for planning lessons that are next steps to this video.
Concept Builders- Newton's Laws
Students love Concept Builders and you will find plenty of them in our Newton's Laws section of the Concept Builders. They make for great reinforcement of in-class activities.
Physics Classroom Tutorial - Newton's Laws Chapter, Lesson 1
Our Physics Classroom Tutorial has been the backbone of our webiste for more than two decades. It has a proven record of explaining hard-to-understand concepts in an easy-to-understand language. Lesson 1 of the Newton's Laws chapter provides exceptional support to this video lesson.
Slides
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