Science Grade 8 Lesson

Plan 5
Newton’s Third Law –
Is it Rocket Science?
Prepared by

Prepared by:
Mrs. Mary Grace S. Sta. Ana
Pateros National High School
LET US PRAY!!!
SHORT
REVIEW:
Using your everyday
understanding or
scientific understanding
answer the following...
Q1. What is an Action?

Q2. What are some

examples of Reactions?

Q3. Write a statement that

shows the difference between
an Action and a Reaction.
Q1. What is an Action
* an ACT Q2. What are some examples of
Reactions?
• When chemicals mix, and
change occurs
• When someone gets upset in response
to what a person says.
• When you throw a ball down onto the
ground and it bounces back.
• A response to something.
Q3. Write a statement that
shows the difference between. • An action is the opposite of a reaction.
an Action and a Reaction. • A reaction is a response to an action.
 Component 2:
Lesson Purpose/Intention

The lesson is about what is

possibly the best known of
Newtons three Laws of Motion –
it is commonly described recited
by people as “To every action
there is an equal and opposite
reaction.”
Key words/terms:

Exert; Action;
Reaction; Interaction,
Thrust; Recoil; Rocket

Component 3:
Lesson Language
Practice
Component 4:
Lesson Activity
Component 4A:
Lesson Activity

Is there any words

that you are not
familiar with?
Component 4B:
Lesson Activity

Q1. The word ‘exert’ is

used three times in the
information box provided.
What is another word that
means the same as ‘exert’?
Component 4B:
Lesson Activity

Q2. Which of the 9

examples provided
in the information
box involve gases
exerting a force?
Component 4B:
Lesson Activity

Q3. What are the

important differences
between the Scientific
and Non-scientific
meanings of ‘Action’
and ‘Reaction’?
Component 4B: Q3. What are the important
Lesson Activity differences between the
Scientific and Non-scientific
Q1. The word ‘exert’ is used meanings of ‘Action’ and
three times in the information ‘Reaction’?
box provided. What is another
word that means the same as A3. • The scientific
‘exert’? understanding about Action and
Reaction is that the two things
A1. • Applies, or puts, ALWAYS happen at the same
time; Non-scientific ‘actions’
or places, and ‘reactions’ don’t need to
[not stop, or travel] happen at the same time – there
can be a big time-gap between
Q2. Which of the 9 examples them.
provided in the information
box involve gases exerting a
force?

A2. • Numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6.

Component 4C:
Lesson Activity

Q1. What does gravity act on?

Q2. What are some ways that humans use to

overcome or go against gravity?

Q3. Why do spaceships need huge rockets to

get them into space?
 A1. • Anything that has mass. or Anything that has
Component 4C:
weight. • Common household objects around us, like
Lesson Activity glasses and sports equipment. • Not emotions or ideas.
Q1. What does gravity act on?

Q2. What are some ways that humans use to overcome or go

against gravity?
A2. • We use ladders to climb off the ground. • Elevators in
tall buildings. • Using trampolines or springboards helps you
go up against gravity. • Using airplanes. • Using rockets to get
into space

Q3. Why do spaceships need huge rockets to get them into

space? A3. • To escape the Earth’s gravity, a rocket needs to exert a
strong force down on Earth (the Thrust) to propel the rocket
upwards very fast. Escape velocity is about 12 km/s, which is
approximately 33 times the speed of sound. • As a rocket
ship goes upwards through the atmosphere, to reach escape
velocity it needs to carry all of its own fuel and oxygen and
these are very heavy, so the rocket is very big.