Newtons Laws of Motion Worksheets

About this resource

A complete Newton's laws of motion kit for grades 6-8, built for the table where students need different amounts of support. Students read a one-page reference (force, the three laws, inertia, balanced and unbalanced forces), label a force diagram, fill in a passage on the three laws, match nine clues to the right term, answer multiple-choice and true-or-false questions, read a table of invented force-and-acceleration data and draw the bar graph, solve F = m x a problems with units, sort scenarios into balanced or unbalanced forces, and write short answers, explanations and error-analysis responses. Every page has a name line, one short instruction and real room to write. Answer keys, a tracker, a class grid, a progress note and a family page are included, so nothing has to be written from scratch.

EVERYTHING INSIDE (25 pages)

• 11 student pages in 11 page types: Newton's Laws at a Glance, Label the Force Diagram, Fill In the Blanks, Match Clues to Terms, Multiple Choice, True or False? Fix It, Read the Data and Draw the Graph, Solve the Force Problems, Cut and Paste Sort, Short Answers, and Explain It and Find the Error
• 75 scored items on 10 pages, every answer read from the same lists that draw the pages
• 4 numbered forces to label on a force diagram drawn in code (applied force, friction, weight, normal force), with a word box of 7 (three are not used), plus a net-force question with the numbers given
• 10 blanks in a passage on the three laws from a word box of 12 (two are not used), plus 3 unit boxes (N, kg, m/s squared)
• 9 clues to match to a term (first law, second law, third law, inertia, net force, balanced forces, unbalanced forces), 4 sentences to finish and 1 written explanation
• 8 multiple-choice questions and 8 true-or-false statements (with a line to fix each false one)
• 1 table of invented data (a 2 kg cart pulled with five net forces and the acceleration each one gives) and a graph grid to draw on
• 4 word problems using F = m x a (find acceleration, force or mass, then net force and acceleration together), with work space and answer boxes, plus 1 third-law explanation
• 8 cut-and-paste pieces on one two-box sort mat (balanced forces and unbalanced forces), edge to edge, each piece 1.75 in by 1.15 in
• 5 short-answer questions with 4 writing lines each, and 3 prompts with 5 or 6 writing lines each, two of them error analysis (find the mistake in a student's work and fix it)
• 2 answer keys, checked against the questions
• 1 tracker (page, page type, items right, date) and 1 whole-class progress grid
• 1 progress note (a hand-off page between team meetings) and 1 family page
• 1 filled example (an invented student, Jordan T.), 1 phrase bank (15 starters in 5 groups), 1 binder cover and 6 divider tabs with a spine label to cut out
• Start Here page

The Page Types

1. Newton's Laws at a Glance: the three laws in one line, six cards (force, first law, inertia, second law, third law, balanced and unbalanced forces), and lines to write what the student knows.

2. Label the Force Diagram: a crate on a floor with four numbered arrows, a word box, a net-force question (20 N and 8 N) and a question about the up and down arrows.

3. Fill In the Blanks: a passage with 10 numbered blanks, then the unit for force, mass and acceleration, then a written question about a word not used.

4. Match Clues to Terms: nine clues and a box for the term, four sentences to finish, and a written comparison of balanced and unbalanced forces.

5. Multiple Choice: 8 questions with four lettered choices each. The right letter moves from question to question.

6. True or False? Fix It: 8 statements, a T or F box, and a line to rewrite each false one.

7. Read the Data, Draw the Graph: invented data, a graph grid, two short answers and three written answers, including a prediction.

8. Solve the Force Problems: the formula F = m x a and its two rearrangements, four problems with work lines, and a third-law explanation.

9. Cut and Paste: Sort It: 8 scenarios to sort into balanced or unbalanced forces, then a sentence naming the force that changes the motion.

10. Short Answers: 5 recall questions with 4 lines each.

11. Explain It, Find the Error: 3 prompts (a wrong calculation to fix, a wrong claim about a bat and a ball to correct, and two shopping carts to compare) with 5 or 6 lines each and sentence starters.

Built For The Student Holding The Page

A big "My name" line, one short instruction, body text at 11 point or larger, answer boxes you can type in or write in, and writing lines at a size that fits middle school handwriting. There are no cartoon characters or baby-ish borders. Nothing on a student page is written for an adult; the keys, tracker and notes are on separate teacher pages. The file prints clean in black and white.

No Guessing The Answer

Wherever a student picks among printed spots (the lettered choices, the order of true and false, the order of the cut pieces) the position of the right answer is checked in code so it does not sit in the same spot three times in a row.

Type In, Or Print

The name line, every answer box, blank and writing line is a type-in field in any PDF reader: click one, type, then save. The same goes for the tracker, the class grid, the progress note and the family page. This is a fillable PDF; it is not a Google Slides or PowerPoint file. The graph and the cut-and-paste sort are for pencil and scissors.

Who This Is For

Middle school science classes, resource rooms, co-taught classrooms and special education teachers who need a complete Newton's laws unit at grades 6-8 content with room for support: a word box, sentence starters, the formula and a reference page. It can be used as a unit, as stations, or one page a day.

What This Is, And What It Is Not

A Newton's laws of motion worksheet set with the record-keeping around it. The science is the standard middle school textbook version. It is not a timed test, a screener, a clinical tool, or a claim about any student's age or rate of progress. The force and acceleration data is invented for practice. There is no IEP goal language or eligibility wording anywhere in the file.