Lesson Plan

How Does a Satellite Stay in Orbit?

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Learners explore placing a satellite into orbit, then about forces needed to keep an object in orbit. They examine how satellites orbit in elliptical paths and about properties of ellipses. They learn Kepler's 3rd Law of Planetary Motion

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Resource Details
Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
4 days