3-FAM-01
3-TAS-01 Gravitation From MrReid.org Wiki Jump to: navigation, search Contents [hide] 1 Outcomes 2 Specification References 3 Starter 4 Main Body of Lesson 5 Plenary 6 Homework 7 Additional Information 7.1 Resources Required 7.2 Textbook References 7.3 Website References 7.4 Skills Addressed 7.5 Safety/Hazards 7.6 Notes
[edit] Outcomes
Pupils can define weight as the force on an object due to its mass.
Pupils can describe qualitatively the effect of changing distance and masses on the strength of a gravitational force.
[edit] Specification References
1.8 Identify types of forces
[edit] Starter
Cavendish experiment demonstration
[edit] Main Body of Lesson
Define difference between mass and weight
Interplanetary Can experiment
Video clips of moon experiments; link to Newton's Laws of Gravitation
Bowling Ball and Lycra demonstration followed by pupil experiment
Introduce gravity as the cause of spherical orbiting planets
[edit] Plenary
Key phrases crossword
[edit] Homework
Introduction to Alien Planet Project.
[edit] Additional Information
[edit] Resources Required
Cavendish experiment
Bowling Ball
Lycra sheet
Clever physics worksheet
[edit] Textbook References
None
[edit] Website References
A short biography of Henry Cavendish
[edit] Skills Addressed
Measurement
Observation
Calculation
[edit] Safety/Hazards
Bowling ball is heavy
Class II laser used in Cavendish experiment
[edit] Notes
None
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