Instructional Video

The Gravity of the Situation

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Gravity impacts the way you throw a ball and the way the Haumea travels around the sun. The video introduces gravity as a force. It describes the various types of orbits, escape velocity, and weightless mass. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use a KWL chart guiding young scientists toward the connection between gravity and orbits
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of circles, parabolas, and hyperbolas
  • Avoid displaying comments if at all possible, as they may not be suitable for the classroom
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Includes subtitles in seven major world languages
  • Provides cross-curricular connections to science and math
Cons
  • None