Lesson 5: Free Body Diagrams
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
Students will learn to construct free body diagrams for objects in motion or at rest, accurately identifying all forces acting on the object.
What is a free body diagram?
Are there specific forces that are common to most free body diagrams?
Do we apply a vector for movement in a free body diagram?
What direction does the normal force always point?
free body diagram
GS3: Modeling
Students can construct and use models to represent and analyze phenomena and systems.
This lesson is a vital part of force summation and calculation. Drawing free body diagrams allows students to identify all forces acting on an object and determine what calculations can be done to determine the magnitude of each force.
DOK: 2-3
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Students will be assessed on their ability to correctly draw a free body diagram for a variety of described motions of various objects.