Introduction your class to famous astronomers with a presentation that also covers Newton's Laws of Gravitation, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, both uniform and nonuniform gravitational fields, and how to calculate the gravitational constant.

Concepts

gravity, gravitational field, center of gravity, newtonian mechanics, kepler's laws, planetary motion, astronomers

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research the astronomers mentioned in the presentation, as well as more recent astronomers

Classroom Considerations

• Requires prior knowledge of solving equations with multiple variables
• Presentation is comprehensive and does not require an outside text
• Presentation is the fifth in a series of 17

Pros

• Includes a variety of guided practice problems
• Utilizes various text colors to help emphasize the material

Cons

• None