TV on a Rolling Cart

Motion

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1999

Motion
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Summary

Bill gets things moving to show how forces start, stop, speed up, and steer motion - and how patterns let us predict it.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill gets things moving to show how forces start, stop, speed up, and steer motion - and how patterns let us predict it..

  1. What does it take to get a still object moving?
  2. How can you make a moving object stop or turn?
  3. How can a pattern help you predict where something will go?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: motion, force, speed.

Try it: Roll a ball and describe the forces that start it, slow it, and stop it.

Motion — TV on a Rolling Cart