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Physical Science Book for Kids
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Children’s Physics Books
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Motion, Momentum and Acceleration are all parts of physical science.
When you dribble, pass, shoot and even score in basketball, you are using Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion.
In this book, learn Newton’s Three Laws of Motion – using a basketball!
So, let’s get started!
Contents
CHAPTER1
Who Was
Sir Issac Newton? 6
Who Was He? 8
What Are Newton’s Laws? 10
Chapter 2
Newton’s First Law
and Basketball 12
What Is The First Law? 14
Dropping the Ball 16
Passing the Ball 20
Making a Shot 24
Chapter 3
Newton’s Second Law
and Basketball 28
What is the Second Law? 30
Dribbling 32
Making a Pass 36
Failed Interceptions 40
Chapter 4
Newton’s Third Law
and Basketball 44
What Is The Third Law? 46
Bouncing Balls 48
Running Down the Court 52
Dunking 56
Catching the Ball 60
Who Was
Sir Issac
Newton?
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Sir Isaac Newton once said that he saw could further than others because he stood on the “shoulders of giants”. When modern physicists say that, they are usually referring to him as the giant. Newton was one of the greatest scientists in history. He laid the foundation for modern physics, not just because he discovered the basic laws of nature that guide it, but also because he developed mathematical principles that made later research possible. Inventions and tools we count on in the modern world could not exist without Newton’s discoveries.
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Isaac Newton was an Englishman. He was born on Christmas Day in 1642. He spent his early life at school, studying classical literature and mathematics, until his mother pulled him out in the hope of turning him into a farmer. His teachers complained and talked her into letting Isaac go back to school. He excelled, and went to Cambridge University. He worked to pay his bills until he could win a scholarship.
Who Was He?
He went on to have a long academic career. He is most famous for his work on the laws of motion, but he first found fame in mathematics and for his study of light. Newton was the first to realize that white light would split into different colors if it went through a prism, and that those colors could turn back into white light if they went through a second prism that joined them together. This proved that color was a property of light. He also built an improved telescope using several mirrors. This work laid the foundation for much of Albert Einstein’s work on the properties of light.
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Newton was famous in his own lifetime, and one of his patrons eventually made him head of the London Mint, where English coins were made. It was supposed to be an easy job, but Newton took it seriously and significantly improved its operations and cracked down on counterfeiting. He eventually retired from his work and died at home in 1727. He never married, and he had no children.
What Are Newton’s Laws?
Newton’s three laws form the foundation of
Most notably,
he was the
person who
realized that
light could
be split into
different colors
with a prism
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classical mechanics and much of modern physics. His first law says that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an external force acts on it. This quality is called inertia. His second law states that the force exerted by an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration. His third law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In other words when you push an object away, an equal force pushes you away from the object. Newton proved all of these principles, or laws, mathematically, and while they do break down in certain situations, they apply to almost everything you experience in everyday life.
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Newton’s First
Law and Basketball
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Newton’s laws form the basis of modern physics. They explain how objects move when something applies force to them. It may seem like they should be complicated, but they are actually quite simple. Let’s see how Newton’s First Law of motion works by looking at how a basketball bounces and flies during a