Hollywood Physics Due Thursday, August 22, 2019
Description:Students will watch action scenes in popular Hollywood movies and then use basic physics to calculate whether or not the events in the scene are really possible. The students are forced to think about how to analyze what they have seen and set up the problem themselves. This is a real attention getter that helps them realize that the physics they are learning in the classroom and in their textbooks can actually be applied to their lives. Link to help you understand what the difference is between “good and bad physics” in a movie: http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/
Poster– Design a movie poster for a movie you watched over the summer. A list of approved movies can be found below. Within the poster, show, with a picture, three scenes of the movie, and include a WRITTEN scene description, free-body diagrams for two objects in each scene, explanations of how the physics concept(s) are obvious, and a reality check. A guideline is provided below.
Approved Movies: You are to choose a movie to watch and analyze. Realize you may watch a movie and not be able to find the 3 examples required. If this happens, try another one. Shoot me an email ([email protected]) or stop by and tell me which movie you choose. I would like to make sure everyone isn’t using the same movie. Some examples are below, you may choose another movie, but check with me before you use it. Make sure your parents ok the watching of a rated R movie. You do not have to choose one off of this list. Apollo 13 (PG) The Right Stuff (R) Saving Private Ryan (R) Unforgiven, 1992 (R) 2001: A Space Odyssey (I have a copy if you wish to borrow it) (G) Blade Runner (R) Wall-E (G) Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) The Astronaut Farmer (PG) Road to Perdition, 2002 (R) Gattaca (PG-13) Titanic (PG-13) The Terminator (R) October Sky (PG) Infinity (PG) The Core (PG-13) Contact (PG)
Movie Analysis: Choose 3 scenes and answer how the exhibit Newton’s first and second laws of motion and projectile motion. For each scene, include the time at which it takes place.
Scene number 1 – NEWTON’S FIRST LAW
1. Describe the scene – who is in it, what happens, and details that will help set up the physics explanation.
2. Draw a free body diagram on at least two objects or people in the scene. Make sure to draw ALL the forces on the object, making them as accurate as possible.
st 3. Explain how Newton’s 1 law is obvious in this scene.
4. Could this scene happened in real life, or is it movie magic? Justify your answer.
Scene number 2: NEWTON’S SECOND LAW
1. Describe the scene – who is in it, what happens, and details that will help set up the physics explanation.
2. Draw free-body diagrams on at least two objects (or people) in the scene. Make sure to draw ALL the forces on the object, making them as accurate as possible.
nd 3. Explain how Newton’s 2 l aw is obvious in this scene – show an example of one of the direct or inverse relationships. Perhaps describe how friction alters the acceleration of an object.
4. Could this scene happened in real life, or is it movie magic? Justify your answer.
Scene number 3: PROJECTILE MOTION
1. Describe the scene – who is in it, what happens, and details that will help set up the physics explanation.
2. Draw free-body diagrams on the projectile at two different times during its flight. Make sure you show ALL of the forces on the object.
3. Explain what happens to the components of the velocity during the projectile’s trip.
4. Could this scene happened in real life, or is it movie magic? Justify your answer.
Other important details –
Ø The design of your poster is totally your own, but it needs to be the standard size of a poster board (17” x 22”).
Ø Make sure you include the movie title somewhere on your poster.
Ø If you use ANY resources outside your textbook and your movie, you MUST give credit or you will be docked 10% off your final grade. THIS INCLUDES INTERNET GRAPHICS AND PICTURES! Just put the website you got it from near the picture – or submit a sheet with a list of pictures and their websites. That also goes for any sites you may have used to help you analyze your movie.
Ø Use the rubric as a guide!
PLEASE READ THE RUBRIC BELOW BEFORE DESIGNING YOUR POSTER!!
Point 5 10 15 20 Value
Neatness No order to the layout. Dirty poster. Clean and Clean, neat, easy Difficult to follow which Looks sloppy neat, but the to read. Each picture/write-up goes with and put pictures are movie/description which scene. together not clear, is separated from quickly, handwritten the other. attached and difficult pieces falling to read the off, etc. descriptions of the physics
Newton’s 1 of the 4 components 2 of the 4 3 of the 4 All 4 components 1st required required components components
Newton’s 1 of the 4 components 2 of the 4 3 of the 4 All 4 components 2nd required required components components
Projectile 1 of the 4 components 2 of the 4 3 of the 4 All 4 components Motion required required components components
Poster Missing at least one Missing works Incorrect Correct size, all layout photo/description. Incorrect sited and or poster size, required aspects poster size. Difficult to tell movie title, but all which description goes with but other than required which movie that, all aspects required parameters met