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Charles presented several stations for Newton’s Laws of Motion. His goal is to have his students spend more time with their hands on activities, and less time listening to lectures. He generally introduces the activities of the day with a mini lecture, then students have time to work the activities. He does some preparation/manipulation of the apparatus to ensure students get the desired results. Some of his activities/demos include: A great demo he uses is a “fake rock” made of foam and painted black that he can throw to students and be surprised by how light it is. Nice heavy…