In today's lesson, we are going to explore the topic of gravity and orbits with the students. To explain the ideas better, we will use some models to explain the principles behind gravity and orbits. The lesson is divided into several parts in general: 1. Solar Orbits Demonstration: In this part, we are going to display the orbits of solar systems to the students and ask them to observe the characteristics of the orbits and think of the reason why the orbits are in such shapes; 2. Orbits Simulation: In this part, we are going to construct a model of how planets are orbiting around stars. After constructing such model, we are going to let the students to simulate the orbits; 3. Meteoroids and Craters They Make: In the last part, we are going to discuss and demonstrates how powerful meteoroids are.
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Sunny
6/1/2017 04:19:43 pm
Students seemed surprised by the faster orbits as you pulled the string. Flour was a mess, but the kids enjoyed it! There was no worksheet, although the lesson plan says there is one. May be nice to make one in the future, because we had a little extra time. Kids had fun or generally knew where the spinning ball would land when thrown.
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