Astronomy & Gravity

Astronomy Websites:

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReasonsBack.html

Solar System Interactive Tour

Planet Research

NASA


Eclipses:

Check out this cool webquest called The Dance and Rhythm of Eclipses.

http://questgarden.com/44/70/7/061207211551/index.htm

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.html

www.skyandtelescope.com

www.space.com

www.eclipsechaser.com

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

www.astronomy.com

http://worldwidetelescope.org


Earth Changes - Webquest - http://questgarden.com/101/18/2/110110091719/index.htm

Where on Earth is the Sun - Webquest - http://questgarden.com/19/75/6/060421192415/index.htm

Sun, Moon, Earth - Webquest - http://questgarden.com/88/66/8/091029181633/index.htm


Astronauts explaining the difference between weight and mass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c363AaSpObQ


Gravity Websites:

Gravity Tragedy - Webquest - http://questgarden.com/136/96/0/111206091932/index.htm

Task 3 Link: http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-science-experiments/defying-gravity-experiment.html

Task 4 Link: Log into Discovery Education & the video is assigned you.


Other Gravity Links:

  • Brainpop: search Gravity & check out all the resources at the end of the video.

  • Studyjams: Gravity & Inertia

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?term=gravity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHFtk6Si0Fk

http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-science-experiments/defying-gravity-experiment.html

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Galileo Galilei's Famous Gravitation Experiment

http://www.planetseed.com/node/20129

See your weight on other planets, moons, and stars

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/