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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wonder what you might weigh on other planets? Here's your chance to find out.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Newton's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mass, Weight and Gravitational Field Strength

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Life Cycle of a Star

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Far Would You Have to Go to Escape Gravity?

For Students 9th - 10th
Rene Laufer details the inescapability of gravity.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: General Relativity

For Students 9th - 10th
A somewhat labored but thorough explanation of general relativity, beginning with Aristotle. Many links to the personalities connected to the article.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Introduction to Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebQuest takes students through the basics of chemistry. Explore the Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales, the periodic table, Nitrogen and gravity.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Was Galileo Right?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 5 Ps2 1: Earth's Gravitational Force

For Teachers 5th
Create lessons on Earth's gravitational force with this site that includes work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps2 4: Gravitational Interactions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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,...
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Project Britain

Primary Homework Help: Earth and Space Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource provides information about Earth and space. In addition, there is a quiz provided.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[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]
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NASA

Nasa: Vectors

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Gravity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip the card, and learn about gravity.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 2: Gravity and Motions in Space

For Students 6th - 8th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS1-2: gravity and motions in space.
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Ohio State University

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth

For Students 4th - 9th
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: First Grade Science: The Moon

For Students 1st
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses patterns seen in the Moon's motion.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Kindergarten Science: What Is Gravity?

For Students K
[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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: First Grade Science: Gravity

For Students 1st
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the force of gravity and how it affects our lives.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Physical Science: Gravity

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides the definition of gravity and how it relates to weight.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Kindergarten Science

For Students K
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A science text for kindergarten that covers the weather and gravity.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Gravity

For Students 4th - 6th
Do you know how gravity affects you? This module defines gravity and explains how gravity affects the motion of objects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Walk the Tightrope

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Gravity and Inertia

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief lesson about the inter-workings of gravity and inertia.