Describe how you would use Newton’s Second Law to explain why a heavy object and a light object in free fall accelerate at the same rate to a 5th grader.

This week we are taking a look at motion; answer each of the following prompts together. Explain how Aristotle’s description of motion is different than Galileo’s. Describe how you would go about teaching this to a 5th grade class. Describe how you would use Newton’s Second Law to explain why a heavy object and a light object in free fall accelerate at the same rate to a 5th grader.