General Directions for Preparing the Narrative Portion for the QuickTime Presentation 

Recording: 
 
1. Answer each of the key concepts for the “The Human Vacuum” challenge, by putting the 
question and response to the question in the speaker’s notes in the group’s Google slides 
where they fit best.   
 
2. Incorporate the key terms into your group’s responses where they apply and put the terms 
in​ bold​.  
 
 
Key Concepts 
 
1. How is each type of speed displayed? Instantaneous Constant Average 
This shows instantaneous ​speed​ when we a ​ pplied​ an ​unbalanced​ ​force​ to suck the paper up. 
This shows approximately constant speed when we are walking in the ​direction​ to the cup 
when we are sucking the paper, or ​matter​ up. Average speed is shown by taking how far we 
move from the edge of the table to the reference point, the cup, and dividing it by how many 
papers we moved.  
 
2. What are 3 examples of acceleration? as in speed up, slow down, and change direction?  
Three examples of acceleration were shown, while moving the papers across the ​reference 
points. ​As we ​vacuumed​ the paper to our straws, we ​changed ​the direction of the paper and 
straw. As we walked towards the cup, we speed up to finish under a minute. When we were 
close to the cup we slowed down so we could get the paper in the cup. 
 
 
3. How do friction and gravity affect motion? 
Friction and gravity affect motion, in the ways that friction applies ​resistance​ against ​motion, 
from being as fast as possible. ​Gravity​ also slows motion when the motion is not in the 
direction​ of ​gravity​. ​Gravity​ slows the most when the motion is in the ​opposite direction​ of 
gravity. 
 
4. How do Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion apply?  
My group members displayed the first law, as they used a big enough ​force​, the straw, to move 
the ​motion​less paper. The paper followed the Law of ​Inertia,​ for the object remained at rest 
until affected by the straw. Once picked up by the straw, the paper had enough ​momentum​ to 
sometimes fall past the cup. We followed Newton’s second law while ​vacuuming​ the straw. 
For instance, when hovering the paper above the red cup, my group members used less ​force 
to suck the paper, wanting the paper to change ​velocity​ as it falls directly into the cup. Thus, 
the ​acceleration​ of the object changed because the ​force​ changed, instead of its ​mass​. The 
third law was applied when the ​direction​ of the ​suction​ of the straw pointed towards the 
vacuum we created. This forced the paper to stick to the straw. An example of ​opposite 
motion​ would be when the paper, being pulled by ​gravity​, falls straight down into the red cup 
with an ​equal force​. 
 
Key Terms 
motion  vacuum  matter 

energy  Force  reference point 

inertia  mass  resistance 

net force or unbalanced  equal force  speed 

force 

velocity  acceleration  momentum 

exert or apply  friction  gravity 

opposite  direction