Unit Flow Chart

 
Activity 2: Exploring How Gravity Varies With DistanceUnit_Flow_Chart_files/04%20Inverse%20Square%20Lab.doc

Historical Exploration: Conceptions of Gravity

Pre/Post TestUnit_Flow_Chart_files/01%20Gravity%20Pre%3APost.doc
Activity 1: Gravity at the Earth’s SurfaceUnit_Flow_Chart_files/03%20Grav%20At%20Earth%27s%20Surface.doc
Student PreconceptionsUnit_Flow_Chart_files/02%20Concepts%20%26%20Misconceptions.doc

Data

Measuring “G”: The Cavendish ExperimentUnit_Flow_Chart_files/4A.6%20Cavendish%20Reading.doc
Formal Calculations Using the LUGUnit_Flow_Chart_files/4A.3%20Gravitation%202.doc

Model of Cavendish Experiment

Introduction to Orbital Motion (Orbital Sim)Unit_Flow_Chart_files/06%20Grav,%20Ltd%20Activity%20Level%201.doc

Tracking Jupiter’s Moons (HOU-Meas Distance)

Measuring Jupiter’s Mass (HOU-Meas Distance)

Graphical Representation of a=v^2/rUnit_Flow_Chart_files/09%20Graphical%20a%3Dv%5E2%3Ar.doc
Geometric Derivation of a=v^2/rUnit_Flow_Chart_files/08%20Geom%20a%3Dv%5E2%3Ar.doc
Orbital Motion Simulator (link to PHET home page...search for “My Solar System”http://phet.colorado.edu/index.phphttp://livepage.apple.com/shapeimage_35_link_0
Background Reading: Moving in CirclesUnit_Flow_Chart_files/10%20Moving%20In%20Circles.doc

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