Cut and Matching Activity: Force and Motion

Instructions: 1. Cut out the cards below along the dotted lines. 2. Mix up the cards and place them face down on a table or desk. 3. Take turns flipping over two cards at a time. 4. Match the force or motion term with its corresponding definition or example. 5. If you make a correct match, keep the cards and take another turn. 6. If you do not make a match, flip the cards back over and it’s the next player’s turn. 7. Continue playing until all the matches have been made. 8. The player with the most matches at the end wins!

Cards: 1. Force 2. Motion 3. Friction 4. Gravity 5. Inertia 6. Acceleration 7. Velocity 8. Balanced Forces 9. Unbalanced Forces 10. Newton’s First Law 11. Newton’s Second Law 12. Newton’s Third Law

Definitions/Examples: a. The push or pull on an object that can change its motion. b. The change in position of an object over time. c. The resistance that occurs when two objects rub against each other. d. The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth. e. The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion. f. The rate at which an object changes its velocity. g. The speed and direction of an object’s motion. h. Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion. i. Forces that are not equal in size or opposite in direction, resulting in a change in motion. j. Also known as the law of inertia, it states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force. k. The law that states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. l. The law that states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Matching: 1. ___ - d 2. ___ - b 3. ___ - c 4. ___ - a 5. ___ - e 6. ___ - f 7. ___ - g 8. ___ - h 9. ___ - i 10. ___ - j 11. ___ - k 12. ___ - l