Hail, Hail The Damage Is Done

Impact Damage From Hail Storms

Students will develop an understanding of Newton's Second Law
Students will identify the factors affecting the motion of a falling object
Students will learn how to model with STELLA and develop simple and dynamic models
Students will develop a dynamic model of a falling hailstone utilizing the various factors affecting the motion of a falling object

State Newton's Second Law of Motion and give at least two examples to illustrate the law
Use Newton's Second Law of Motion as a guide for thinking, analyzing and solving problems.Distinguish between the mass and the weight of an object.
Know that force is a vector.
Draw free body diagrams to determine the net force on an object.
Add vectors that are in the same direction or opposite direction.
Explain why all objects regardless of mass (falling without air near the surface of the earth) will accelerate at the same rate.
Identify factors that affect the air resistance force on an object moving relative to the air.
Describe the effect of air resistance on a falling object in terms of the net force on the object and object's motion.
Relate energy to the ability of an object to cause change.

Assess a scientific explanation.
Do organized problem-solving.
Graph and interpret graphs.
Define, explain, describe and summarize clearly.
Use a computer and other appropriate technology to acquire data, make graphs, analyze data and create mathematical models.

Last updated 18 July 2002