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Gravity: It’s What Keeps Us Together

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Kepler Planets

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Space Science, Algebra, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Solar System and Planets

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

With the 10 sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide, students calculate weight on other planets; apply the acceleration due to gravity; calculate escape velocity and energy of a falling object; and solve other gravity-related problems. To solve problems, students apply the distance, rate and time formula; evaluate functions; analyze graphs; and use mathematical modeling.
Gravity: It’s What Keeps Us Together  [866KB PDF file]
This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.