If you are looking for fun force and motion activities, you’ve found it! Unleash the power of visual learning with this comic-style Newton’s Second Law Activity. Loaded with an engaging science comic, coloring page, guided notes, and a doodle notes worksheet this is the perfect addition to your forces and interactions unit.
Ideal for struggling readers, English language learners (ESL, ELL), graphic novel lovers, and everyone in between, these comics have the power to engage more learners in reading science.
Overview
Learn why it is more challenging to kick a bowling ball than a soccer ball and how it all relates to motion and force. These educational cartoons teach concepts in an easy-to-grasp format and make the formula (F=ma) a lot less intimidating.
This Newton’s Second Law of Motion download includes:
Fully Colored Science Comic
- A one-page, infographic-style comic depicting Newton’s 2nd Law in a manageable format
- Perfect for printing as a force and motion anchor chart poster
- Display on the front board while teaching the content
Black and White Version
- Same content as the fully colored comic
- Easy to print and distribute to the class
- Fun science coloring page!
Guided Notes
- Students can take notes as they learn
- Have students follow along and take notes while you teach or use this as a supplemental assignment following the lesson
- Perfect for interactive science notebooks
Doodle Notes
- Serves as a supplemental or homework worksheet
- Tap into the artistic side of science and take notes with doodles
- This serves as a great supplemental activity
Easel Activity
- Guided notes in a digital format
- Add to your students’ virtual classroom
Answer Keys
FULL PACKAGE WITH PRACTICE PROBLEMS available HERE!
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What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?
They are FUN!
- This is the most crucial benefit.
- Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
- The content STICKS.
Visual learning is EFFECTIVE.
- About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
- Visual information is processed faster.
- Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.
EASY to implement!
- These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
- You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
- Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.
ACTIVE LEARNING
- Every lesson plan has a low-prep, wallet-friendly, hands-on component.
- Instructions are in a visual format
- Follow-up questions or a lab report are always included
Comics make content ACCESSIBLE
- Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
- Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
- They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
- Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
- Comics help English language learners (ELL, ESL) and some SPED students find success.
Be the hip teacher seizing the graphic novels craze. Your students will LOVE it!
*Doodle Notes is a trademarked term used with permission. Please visit www.Doodlenotes.org for more information
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