Goal-directedInstructionalDesignPlanPhysics-Newton’sLaws-EggDropAuthor–JenniBrambleAproblemoraneed–theremustbeaproblemofpracticeoraneducationalneedthatshouldbeaddressedduringthelesson.Theneedtobeaddressedinthislessonistheneedforthestudentstounderstandandbeabletoexplainthethreelawsofmotion.ThisispartoftheMichigancontentareaobjectivesforhighschoolstudentsinphysics:“Studentsidentifyinteractionsbetweenobjectseitherasbeingbydirectcontactoratadistanceandtouseforcestodescribeinteractionsbetweenobjects.Theyrecognizethatnon-zeronetforcesalwayscausechangesinmotion(Newton’sfirstlaw).Thesechangescanbechangesinspeed,direction,orboth.StudentsuseNewton’ssecondlawtosummarizerelationshipsamongandsolveproblemsinvolvingnetforces,masses,andchangesinmotion.Theyexplainthatwheneveroneobjectexertsaforceonanother,aforceequalinmagnitudeandoppositeindirectionisexertedbackonit(Newton’sthirdlaw).”HYPERLINK"http://michigan.gov/documents/Physics_HSCE__168208_7.pdf"http://michigan.gov/documents/Physics_HSCE__168208_7.pdfBecausethisispartoftheNewTechsystemoflearning,thereisalsoaneedforthistobeaproblembasedlearningsituation.Studentswillneedtolearnhowtocommunicateandcollaboratewiththeirpeersinordertocompletethislesson.Areal-worldperformance–howthelearningobjectivesfitintoareal-worldactivityorneed.Beingasthisisaproblembasedlearningtask,theystudentswillbepresentedwithaletterfromanadventurecompany.Thecompanywillbelookingforthenextbigrisktakingadventuretooffertheirclients.Thestudentswillneedtofulfilltherequirementsforthecompanybycreatingaproduct,testingitout,andthenexplainingthesciencebehindittothecompany.StudentswillexplainNewton’sthreelawsofmotionasitpertainstotheproject(andeverythinginlife).Inertia,forceandacceleration,andaction/reactionforcesarethemainpointstheywillfocuson.Thestudentswillhavetoworktogethertocreateacontainerforanegg.Thiscontainerneedstobeabletoprotecttheeggfromafalloffthesecondstorybalconyontothefloorbelow.Asweresearchthecontentforthisproject,thingsfromtherealworldwillbedisc