Essentially Science: Lee County Schools

Author: Jennifer Holmes E-mail: jholmes.edwards@lee.k12.nc.us Lesson Plan Title: Coke Bottle Inertia
Summary:

This is an eye-catching and silly demonstration of the principle of inertia. An object can balance in a stable position when its mass is distributed evenly and when the center of mass is below the point the object is balanced on. Inertia is the property of an object that makes it stay at rest until a force makes it move.
Grade Level(s): 5 Group/Team Size: Whole Group Time Required: 15 min Mess !p "a#$or: (Setup and Mess Factor: 1 to 10 scale 10 being the most intense) 2 %&penda'le (os$ )er Group: none %du#a$ional S$andards: 5.P.1. Predict the e!!ect o! a gi"en !orce or a change in mass on the motion o! an ob#ect. Learnin* +',e#$ives: $nderstand the idea o! inertia as listed abo"e. -o#a'ulary: %ntertia Force Motion

Ma$erials: &lassroom or other materials:

Two glass bottles Dollar bill.

Sa.e$y: 'e sure not to drop or pull the glass bottles on the !loor (here the) (ill brea*. +n carpet (ill be !ine but not tile. /a#0*round: )ro#edure: (%nclude step b) step instruction, re!erencing student acti"it) sheets (hen appropriate, as (ell as test set up and e"aluation methods) Setup/Preparation

Place the bill on one bottle and carefully balance the other on top. It helps to rotate the bottles to find the right fit and then mark them for the next time you do the demonstration.

Activity

Hold the end of the bill with one hand and tap the bill with a finger of the other hand. Bring your hand down quickly and confidently. Some brave people put water in the upper bottle. an you figure out how to do that! "oes that make the demonstration easier or more difficult!
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Essentially Science: Lee County Schools

Author: Jennifer Holmes E-mail: jholmes.edwards@lee.k12.nc.us Lesson Plan Title: Coke Bottle Inertia

1nquiry 2ues$ions and 3ssessmen$ Me$hods: (-hat .uestions do )ou intend to as* the students about the acti"it) in order to assess ho( much the) ha"e learned/)

#. $hat would happen if you remove the bill slowly! %. "oes it matter how heavy the bottles are!
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