GRAVITY & INTERIA

Description & Overview

Join this virtual field trip to help students better understand how gravity and inertia work in our solar system! A Clark Plantetarium expert will be live to show students around the related museum exhibits and answer student questions. Students will have several days of follow-up activities to reinforce what they learned during the virtual field trip.

UTAH SEEd STANDARDS

Standard 6.1.2 - Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity and inertia in orbital motions of objects in our solar system
(ESS1.B)

Standard 6.1.3 - Use computational thinking to analyze data to determine the scale and properties of objects in the solar system. (ESS1-3)

Introducing the Problem

Introducing the Problem & Connecting with the Virtual Experience

Discuss with students the driving task and question:
- Construct an explanation for patterns of orbital motion observed in the solar system.
- Why do inner planets orbit faster than outer planets?
Insure that your webcam is working, your computer microphone is on, you have speakers/sound working, and you can project from your computer to the screen.
Click the link for Science on the Move! Clark Planetarium which you will find in your email when it is time to join the trip.

Investigation #1 - Why Orbit?

Use the lesson plan to the right to teach today's investigation.
Students will need to be divided into groups and each group will need the supplies outlined in the lesson.

Investigation #2 - Planet Ballet

Use the right to teach today's investigation.
Students will need access to a Chromebook for this lesson.

Complete the Feedback Form

Click the link Science on the Move - 6th - Clark Planetarium to complete the form and provide us some valued feedback!

Additional Resources & Next Steps

THANK YOU to the CLARK PLANETARIUM!

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