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Where Do You Weigh the Most?

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How much do you actually weigh? It all depends on gravity. Scholars explore why gravity varies in different locations and how these variations affect weight.

9 Views 3 Downloads CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

mass, weight, gravity, conservation of mass, the law of conservation of mass, weight comparisons, the earth, the earth's orbit, the earth's layers, force of gravity

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Use as an introduction to gravity, weight, and mass
Flip your classroom and have students learn the effect gravity has on weight

Classroom Considerations

Video assumes learners have general knowledge of Earth's layers and gravity

This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

Narrator is engaging and humorous
Covers a lot of concepts from mass and weight to gravity on Earth

Cons

Last minute of the video is an advertisement

Common Core

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