Newton's First Law of Motion
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Learning Objectives
- Students will understand the concept of inertia
- Students will identify balanced and unbalanced forces
- Students will apply Newton's first law to explain motion
Core Concepts
- Inertia: resistance to changes in motion
- Balanced forces: net force is zero
- Objects maintain uniform motion unless forces change them