F = ma: Watching Newton's Second Law in the Festival Crew

Festival context —Prop construction with carpentry and wielding, carrying risers and equipment, fight scenes, and performer lifts during the Cry of Jelicuon reenactment

S9FE-IIb-17Grade 9 · Quarter 2Relate Force, Mass, and Acceleration

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Male teachers push a 60 kg riser and it takes 5 seconds to cross the stage. Female teachers carry a 3 kg prop and cross the same distance in 1 second using the same effort. Which of Newton's laws explains this difference?

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A performer needs to move a heavy bolo replica (3 kg) and a light banner (0.5 kg) at the same acceleration during the fight scene. For which prop must they apply more force?

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F = ma: Prop Carrying and the Physics of the Festival Crew