Center of Mass and Equilibrium

Center of Mass and Equilibrium

K-12 Science Curriculum Guide

Force, Motion and Energy : Center of Mass and Equilibrium

Center of Mass and Equilibrium [Gr.10]

Content Standards :

 demonstrates understanding of balance, stability, and strength.

Performance Standards :

 practices appropriate positions or movements to achieve efficiency and safety in performing sports activities such as basketball, soccer, tennis, and swimming

Learning Competencies :

 applies Newton’s laws of motion to describe translational equilibrium
 explains the conditions for translational equilibrium
 constructs free body diagrams
 applies vector techniques to translational equilibrium problems
 determines the center of mass of various objects
 explains the conditions for rotational equilibrium