Instructional Video

Fire in Zero G!!

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Play with fire and Slinkies in a zero-gravity environment. A video from the Veritasium playlist records the experience in a zero-gravity and hypergravity environment. The narrator shows how a flame and a Slinky change their behaviors in the absence of gravity.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Pause the video and ask pupils to explain the changes in gravity at 1, 1.8, and 0 G
  • Incorporate screenshots of the flame and Slinky experiment in a lesson presentation
Classroom Considerations
  • Expects knowledge of the acceleration due to gravity
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Explains each step in the process of the experiment
  • Shows experimental results that teachers cannot create in a classroom setting
Cons
  • None