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Calculating Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Calculating Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Assessment

Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

FREE Resource

13 Slides • 21 Questions

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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

What are balanced and

unbalanced forces?

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Multiple Choice

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What is a Force?
1
The distance
2
Mass
3
A push or pull
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Give me a  failing grade 

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​TALKING HEADS

Each Partner chose if you are a Balanced Force or Unbalnced

Look at the question:

  • If you think the answer is Balanced then the Balanced Partner will explain Why 1st.

  • If you think the answer is Unbalanced then the Unbalanced Partner will talk 1st

​So what do you think?

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Multiple Choice

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Two ice skaters moving in a straight line at a constant speed.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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A lamp sitting on a table.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following is an example of a balanced force?

1

Plane taking off

2

Kicking a soccer ball

3

A car slowing down.

4

A boy standing still.

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​Unbalanced Forces

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Draw

Draw an an example of an Unbalanced Force

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Ready to Practice?

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Multiple Choice

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A rocket lifting off the launch pad.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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A soccer ball sitting on the ground motionless.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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Cars in a NASCAR race speeding around the track.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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Books sitting on a shelf.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Multiple Choice

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A skier skiing through flags in a race down the mountain.

1

Balanced Force

2

Unbalanced Force

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Which skater will Move? Why?

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Math:

Which mathematical operation do you think is used to calculate Net Force?

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Multiple Choice

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What is the net force?

(Purple is to the left/Green to the right)

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17 N Right

2

3 N Right

3

3 N Left

4

17 N Left

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Multiple Choice

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What is the unit for FORCE? 
1

N (Newtons)

2

lbs (pounds)

3

g (grams)

4

m/s (meters per second)

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Multiple Choice

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Is it BALANCED? 
1

Yes

2

No

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Multiple Choice

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Which one is balanced?

1

top

2

bottom

3

both

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Multiple Choice

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Calculate the Net Force. 

Left team-> 90N <---

Right team -> 90N --->

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40N, Left

2

40N, Right

3

0N, Balanced

4

75N, Right

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Multiple Choice

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What is the net force?
1

40 N left

2

0 N Balalnced

3

400 N right

4

40 N right

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Multiple Choice

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What is the net force?

L R

1

30 N left

2

25 N right

3

5 N left

4

55 N right

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Multiple Choice

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How will this object move? 

L R

1

It won't move. 

2

It will move to the right. 

3

It will move to the left. 

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Multiple Choice

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How will this object move? 

L R

1

It won't move. 

2

It will move to the right. 

3

It will move to the left. 

4

It will move up. 

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Open Ended

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Wrap it UP:

Please explain the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces.

Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

What are balanced and

unbalanced forces?

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