Kepler and Newton make a great team! Derive Kepler's Third Law of Motion using Newton's work with gravitational forces. An installment of the Socratica "Astronomy" playlist explores the applications of Kepler's Third Law of Motion after the derivation. Scholars watch as the presenter shows how to use the law to calculate orbits and mass.

Concepts

kepler's laws, orbiting, ellipses

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use snapshots from the video to create a customized lesson presentation
• Pair with additional videos from the series to create a unit on the study of planetary orbits

Classroom Considerations

• Expects a familiarity with Kepler's First and Second Laws of Motion

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a quick review of Kepler's First and Second Laws of Motion
• Describes mathematical calculations step by step

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7