Gravity Force Lab
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Topics
- Gravitational Force
- Inverse Square Law
- Force Pairs
- Newton's Third Law
Description
Visualize the gravitational force that two objects exert on each other. Adjust properties of the objects to see how changing the properties affects the gravitational attraction.
Sample Learning Goals
- Relate gravitational force to masses of objects and distance between objects.
- Explain Newton's third law for gravitational forces.
- Design experiments that allow you to derive an equation that relates mass, distance, and gravitational force.
- Use measurements to determine the universal gravitational constant.
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab Demo HW |
Physics |
| Exploring Gravity |
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Sarah Borenstein and Trish Loeblein | MS | Lab | Physics Astronomy |
| Gravity Lab- intro |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW | Mathematics Physics Earth Science Astronomy |
| Gravity Force Lab : calculations |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW | Astronomy Mathematics Earth Science Physics |
| Gravity Force Lab PreAP using HTML5 Sim |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| Gravity Force Worksheet |
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David Kennedy | MS | Lab | Physics | |
| Variables that Affect Gravity |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | Astronomy Physics |
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| Modeling Universal Gravitation Activity |
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Justin Snook | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | Earth Science Physics |
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| Gravity Force Investigation (AP) |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Earth Science Biology Chemistry |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Chemistry Physics Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Gravity Force | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Dynamics (Gr11) Unit End Exploration | John Mohr | HS UG-Intro |
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| Discovering Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation | Jonathan Carlson | HS | Lab Guided HW |
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| Newton's Gravitational Constant Calculation | Steve Cooperman | HS | Lab | Astronomy Physics Mathematics |
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| The Laws of Attraction | Dean Baird | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | UG-Intro HS K-5 UG-Adv Grad MS |
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Physics Astronomy Chemistry Mathematics |
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David Kennedy; översatt till svenska av Sofia Borg | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| Moodle et PhetColorado | Claude Divoux | HS | Guided MC Lab |
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| Gravity Force | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Vaibhav Gupta | HS | Lab | Physics |
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