Newtons Notion In Motion

High School, Science

Units included in Newton’s Notion in Motion 

  1. San Francisco Street
    • 360 Video 
    • Gravity, motion, and force are given clear context using everyday objects in our natural surroundings.
  2. Isaac Newton 
    • VR Comic  
    • A mini-biography of Isaac Newton and his contributions to physics are conveyed in this virtual comic book.
  3. Simple Machines: Classify the Machine 
    • Intractive Lesson
    • Grab and drag the correct simple machine to its appropriate category in this interactive learning game.
  4. Wendy Martin: Game of Billiards 
    • 360 Video
    • Shoot billiards with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher.
  5. Forces in Motion
    • 2D Video in a Theater 
    • Witness Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion in action via simple machines.

All lessons are based on Next Gen Science Standards.
All units are related to the concept of forces and interactions.

  • Age Group: Middle School
  • Categories: Life Science, Physical Science
  • NGSS: MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2
  • Runtime: 25-40 min.

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