ISAAC

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ISAAC
NEWTON
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Late 1600s
Early 1700s
Family Life

• Parents are addressed as sir and
  madam

• Parents kept busy with work and errands so they
  did not see their children much

• Time that was spent together as a family was
  valuable

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Education

• Upper class hired tutors for their sons

• Males were often home schooled until attending
  college

• Curriculum included
• Classical studies, writing, arithmetic, and
  history

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Clothing

• Clothing was often hand made with many colors
  and much detail

• Women wore long skirts or dresses and sleeves of
  dresses covered their elbows

• Men wore long pants and overcoats

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Transportation

• Carriages were an option for the wealthy

• Farm wagons were for people of lower income

• Most common type of travel was walking

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Quick Facts . . .

• Born December 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe England
  (some sources say he was born on January 4, 1643)

• Father died before he was born

• Mother left him at the age of 3 to be raised by
  his grandmother

• Newton was inattentive in his early years of
  schooling

• Although inattentive, Newton made many projects
  to keep busy. . .

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Projects like...
Sundials
Windmills
A mechanical carriage
Kites with lanterns attached
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As he grew older, he tried farming but was
unsuccessful.
So in 1661 he entered Trinity College in
Cambridge and graduated in 1667.
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The optics he studied were about white light.
Newtons ideas about physics dealt with gravity
and force.
Newton returned to Cambridge in 1669 to become a
mathematics professor.
Newton was able to further develop his ideas of
physics, mathematics, and optics.
The mathematics that he discovered are what we
now call calculus.
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This work contains Newtons Three Laws of Motion,
which gave mathematical solutions to many
problems concerning motion.

• One of Isaac Newtons most important pieces of
  work was the Mathematical Principles of Natural
  Philosophy.

First law of motion Objects at rest tend to
stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced
force. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion
in a straight line unless acted on by an
unbalanced force.
Second law of motion As force increases,
acceleration increases. As mass is increased,
acceleration decreases. Therefore, force equals
mass times acceleration. (forcemass x
acceleration)
Third law of motion For every action or force
there is an equal, opposite and simultaneous
reaction or force. BrainPOP - Science.htm
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Newtons later work

• Appointed warden of the mint in 1696.
• Newtons work at the mint included
• -Complete reform of the
  coinage
• -Combat counterfeiting
  by introducing
• milled edges on
  coins.
• President of the Royal Society
• in 1703-1727
• This organization promotes the natural sciences.

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Newtons Impact on Science

• Although Newton had many people who disagreed
  with him, much of his work was not changed until
  the early 20th century.
• Newtons ideas about the universe led to the
  modern theory of relativity.
• Also led to quantum theory which dealt with
  special cases of physics.
• Newton left many writings on theology,
  chronology, alchemy, and chemistry.

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• He moved from the big city London to a smaller
  village just outside for health reasons.
• He died in Kensington on March 20,1727.
• He was honored by being the first scientist to be
  buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Activity Time !
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Supplies needed per group

• 1 Ruler
• 1 Marble
• 1 Golf ball
• 1 Foam ball
• 1 Styrofoam cup
• 1 Piece of tape
• 1 Worksheet

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Procedure

• Get supplies from supply table.
• Place the ruler on black basket that is on table.
• Place the piece of tape on the table at the end
  of the ruler.
• Place the opening of the cup at the end of the
  ruler.
• Place selected ball at the top of the ruler and
  let go.
• Take the ruler and measure from the piece of tape
  to where the cup is now in inches.
• Repeat 3 times for each ball and then find the
  average.
• Continue until the chart is complete.