Name: _________________ Date: ________________ Period: ___________________

Newtons Third Law: Coin Lab

Hypothesis for sliding one penny:
Hypothesis for sliding the penny when the group of pennies is being held down:
Experiment Trial # Observation
sliding 1 penny

1
Sliding 1 penny

2
Sliding 2 pennies

3
Sliding 2 pennies

4
Sliding 1 penny

5
Hold down group of four
pennies; sliding one penny
6


Hold down group of two
pennies, slide two pennies

7
1. What happened to the coins in the center when you slid one coin?

2. What happened to the coins at the end when you slid the other coins?

3. What happened when you held down the center coins?


4. How does this relate to newtons third law?