Newton's Laws

From: Jane Yuster (jyuster@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Dec 19 2003 - 17:48:43 PST

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From: "Jane Yuster" <jyuster@comcast.net>
Subject: Newton's Laws
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:48:43 -0800

I must tell you the remark of the Science Fair. As I was preparing three young men who had done a project on rocketry, I asked them to explain how Newton's Laws acted on the rocket. It was explained to me that the phrase " a body at rest tends to stay at rest" mean that the rocket stays on the lauch pad because it is tired and needs to rest. It is tired because gravity is pulling on it. I don't ever thing I will teach Newton's Laws again without thinking of this.

Happy holidays everyone and get lots of rest becuase gravity can make you tired.

Jane

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