Forces make things change

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Newton’s Third Law (with free body diagrams in 2D)

I can draw force diagrams and identify pairs of forces that obey Newton’s Third Law.

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Resultant forces and their effects

I can determine the change of motion caused by one dimensional forces acting on an object.

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Forces in two dimensions

I can draw and interpret free body force diagrams to describe the resultant force on an object.

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Force, mass and acceleration (a = (v – u)/t)

I can explain how to investigate the effect of force or mass on the acceleration of an object.

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Newton's Second Law (including inertia)

I can explain what the equation F = m × a means and use it to carry out calculations.

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Terminal velocity

I can use the equation F = m × a to determine and explain the motion of falling objects.

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Stopping

I can describe the factors that affect stopping distance and explain the effect of each one.

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Conservation of momentum

I can use the principle of conservation of momentum to calculate motions after a collision or explosion.

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