After the chatter settled, the class monitor, Zanib Gulzar, stood up and started taking attendance.
"Hooria?"
"Present."
"Ayesha?"
"Here!"
"Zanib Aman?"
"Yes!"
"Amna?"
"Present."
"Mehk?"
"Yes!"
"Aleena Batool"
"Present"
"Noor ul Huda?"
"Obviously here!" Noor ul Huda said with a grin.
Zanib continued, calling out names one by one.
"Tyba Noor?"
"Here."
"Bibi Ayesha?"
"Present."
"Bibi Amna?"
"Here."
"Fatima Noor Malik?"
"Yes!"
"Yumna?"
"Present."
"Hijab?"
"Here!"
"Eman?"
"Present."
"Fizza?"
"Yes!"
"Noor Fatima?"
"Present."
"Aleena Shezadi?"
"Here!"
"Minahil Asad?"
"Present."
"Misba "
"Present."
" Humna"
" Present"
"Manahil Khan?"
"Here!""Sadiya?"
"Yes!"
"Zanib Gulzar?" She paused, then added, "Well, of course, I'm here."
The class giggled. Just as she finished, the physics teacher walked in, carrying a stack of books.
"Good morning, class," the teacher said with a warm smile. "Today, we are going to talk about Newton's Laws of Motion. Can anyone tell me the first law?"
Noor ul Huda, feeling confident for once, raised her hand. "An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force."
"Excellent, Noor ul Huda! That is Newton's First Law, also known as the Law of Inertia. It tells us that objects resist changes in their motion. Now, can someone give me an example of this law in real life?"
Sadiya quickly responded, "Like when we are in a moving car and it suddenly stops, but our body keeps moving forward?"
"Perfect example! That's why we wear seatbelts—to protect us from sudden stops. Now, can someone recall the formula for Newton's Second Law?"
Hooria whispered to Noor ul Huda, "I hope it's not too hard…"
Noor ul Huda chuckled. "Just think of F = ma. That's all you need to know."
The physics teacher overheard and nodded approvingly. "That's right, Noor ul Huda. The second law states that Force = Mass × Acceleration. This means the more force applied to an object, the faster it will accelerate. Imagine pushing an empty shopping cart versus a fully loaded one. Which one is easier to push?"
"The empty one!" the class responded together.
"Exactly! Because it has less mass, it requires less force to move. Now, let's talk about Newton's Third Law—who can tell me what it is?"
Zanib Aman raised her hand. "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."
"Very good! Think about jumping off a boat—when you push backward, the boat moves in the opposite direction."
Noor ul Huda whispered to Hooria, "So if I push you, you'll push back?"
Hooria smirked. "Try it and see what happens."
The whole class burst into laughter as the teacher shook her head with a smile. "Alright, focus, everyone. Let's go deeper into these laws with some fun experiments."
And so, the lesson continued, filling the classroom with curiosity, laughter, and learning.