Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
Ever wonder what you might weigh on other planets? Here's your chance to find out.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Newton's Laws
This lesson focuses on Newton's Law for falling objects including terminal velocity, the three stages of falling, a diagram showing what happens to the speed of a skydiver from airplane to ground, velocity-time graphs for falling...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mass, Weight and Gravitational Field Strength
This lesson focuses on gravitational fields and includes what one is, the formula for gravity force, defining weight, formula for mass, an example of how to calculate gravity force, a practice question, and a link to a test.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Life Cycle of a Star
This lesson focuses on the formation and life cycle of stars. Stars form when enough dust and gas clump together because of gravitational forces. Nuclear reactions release energy to keep the star hot. Some stars grow larger over time....
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Far Would You Have to Go to Escape Gravity?
Rene Laufer details the inescapability of gravity.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: General Relativity
A somewhat labored but thorough explanation of general relativity, beginning with Aristotle. Many links to the personalities connected to the article.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Introduction to Chemistry
This WebQuest takes students through the basics of chemistry. Explore the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales, the periodic table, Nitrogen and gravity.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Was Galileo Right?
Investigate the effect of gravity on objects of various mass during free fall. Predict what the position-time and velocity-time graphs will look like. Compare graphs for light and heavy objects.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 5 Ps2 1: Earth's Gravitational Force
Create lessons on Earth's gravitational force with this site that includes work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps2 4: Gravitational Interactions
Help plan lessons that will facilitate students learning about interaction of objects due to the gravitational interactions that are attractive and depend on the masses. Included on site are work samples, phenomena, assessment templates,...
Project Britain
Primary Homework Help: Earth and Space Quiz
This resource provides information about Earth and space. In addition, there is a quiz provided.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Gravity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of gravity and how it relates to weight. Includes a video. [3:54]
NASA
Nasa: Vectors
This site from NASA provides an excellent tutorial on vectors and their use in physics to describe the motion of objects. Vector addition and resolution are illustrated.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Gravity
Flip the card, and learn about gravity.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 2: Gravity and Motions in Space
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS1-2: gravity and motions in space.
Ohio State University
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Grade Science: The Moon
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses patterns seen in the Moon's motion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kindergarten Science: What Is Gravity?
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the Law of Gravity and how it affects planets, objects, animals. and people. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Grade Science: Gravity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the force of gravity and how it affects our lives.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Physical Science: Gravity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides the definition of gravity and how it relates to weight.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kindergarten Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A science text for kindergarten that covers the weather and gravity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Gravity
Do you know how gravity affects you? This module defines gravity and explains how gravity affects the motion of objects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Walk the Tightrope
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the concept of rotational inertia [moment of inertia) by analyzing the motion of a circus tightrope walker using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also...
Cool Math
Coolmath: Science Monster: Gravity and Inertia
A brief lesson about the inter-workings of gravity and inertia.