In order to further our understanding of Inertia along with Newton’s first law, we experimented with hovercrafts. I must say after having ridden the hovercraft, that it is probably one of the strangest experiences I’ve had in a science class. For starts, its nothing like being in a car or a bike. There is no control of direction, nor is there any brakes. If you aren’t familiar to hovercrafts, it feels as though you are floating. That being said, being on a hovercraft feels incredibly weird and awkward. That is, until you realize what is happening. According to Newton’s first law, an object in motion will continue to stay in motion until stopped or slowed by an outside force. Once my classmates had pushed me, the hovercraft was unable to stop until the other students stopped me. The people both starting and stopping contributed to something called a net force. The net force is the addition of all the forces that are acting upon an object. When the total is zero, it means the forces have reached equilibrium, meaning both forces are balanced. An outside force that gives it speed determines acceleration. For example, when my classmates pushed me, the hovercraft accelerated. After it had reached a consistent speed, it had a relatively constant velocity. Some of the members of my class were harder to stop than others. This was due to they’re mass and weight. The tiny kids went really fast, but as size increased, the speed decreased. This was simply because of the pressure of the person on top of the hovercraft. Overall, it was really fun.