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E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT OF
NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION



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2. OBJECTIVES


To develop e-content on the topic Newtons first law of motion
To form the concept of force
To form the idea of inertia and to understand the inertia of motion and the
inertia of rest
To develop an understanding of Newtons first law of motion and its
applications in real life situations




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3. TOPIC

























CAN CAN
Examples Examples Examples Examples
TYPES TYPES
INVOLVES
INVOLVES
NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION
Any body continues to be in a state of rest or of
uniform motion in a straight line until an
unbalanced external force is applied on it
INERTIA
An object cannot by itself change its state of rest
or its uniform motion in a straight line
FORCE
Something that compels an object to change its
state of motion or state of rest
INERTIA OF
MOTION
Tendency of an
object to
continue in its
state of motion
INERTIA OF
REST
Tendency of
an object to
continue in its
state of rest
Move an
object from a
state of rest
Bring a
moving
object to a
state of rest


Rolling ball




Rotating planet





Stationary
book on table


A ball at rest

Stopping a
moving ball



Catching a ball


Pushing a car
at rest

Pushing a
stationary
table
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4. E-CONTENT ANALYSIS
TERMS : Force, Inertia, Newtons first law of motion
FACTS
A force has to be applied in opposite direction to stop a rolling ball


In order to move a table at rest, a force must be applied on it


A rolling ball wants to keep on rolling


A stationary book on the table wants to stay still


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CONCEPTS
1. FORCE : It is that which moves an object from a state of rest or brings a moving
object to a state of rest.
2. INERTIA : An object cannot by itself change its state of rest or its uniform motion in
a straight line.
3. INERTIA OF REST : An object in a state of rest has the tendency to continue in that
state.
4. INERTIA OF MOTION : An object in a state of motion has the tendency to continue
in that state.

LAW
NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION: Any body continues to be in a state of rest or of
uniform motion in a straight line until an unbalanced external force is applied on it.


SUMMARY
Newtons first law of motion mainly consist of two concepts such as force and inertia.
Force is required to stop a rolling ball. In this case a force has to be applied on the rolling ball
in the opposite direction of its motion in order to bring it to the state of rest. A ball at rest can
be made move, only by applying a force on it. Thus force is defined as something that which
changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body along a straight
line. A moving ball has the tendency to keep on moving until an external unbalanced force is
applied on it. This tendency is called inertia of motion. On the other hand, a book placed on a
table has the tendency to stay still and this tendency is called as inertia of rest. Thus an object
cannot by itself change its state of rest or its uniform motion in a straight line. This is known
as inertia. By combining the concept of inertia and force, Sir Issac Newton stated a law
known as Newtons first law of motion. It states that Any body continues to be in a state of
rest or of uniform motion in a straight line until an unbalanced external force is applied on it.
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