Inertia of Motion Concept

Demonstrations in Inertia of Motion

Blue toy monster truck labeled 'Swamp Rat' on a wooden cart with large wheels and a backstop, positioned on a lab bench with a bar-clamped stopping block at the far end

Car on Cart

Demonstrates Newton's First Law: when the cart hits a stopping block and stops abruptly, the toy car continues forward at the original velocity. Students see that a force acts on …