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Home > 8th Grade Science > Forces and Motion > Gravity and Movement

Gravity and Movement

OBJECTIVES
    1.      Explain the effect of gravity and air resistance on falling objects.
    2.      Explain why objects in orbit are in free fall and appear to be weightless.
    3.      Describe how projectile motion is affected by gravity.

File Attachments:
  1. bellringer_trans.pdf bellringer_trans.pdf
  2. directed_reading_a M2_1.pdf directed_reading_a M2_1.pdf
  3. Interactive Text on Forces & Motion Interactive Text on Forces & Motion
  4. section_review.pdf section_review.pdf
  5. teaching_trans.pdf teaching_trans.pdf
  6. teaching_trans2.pdf teaching_trans2.pdf
  7. teaching_trans3.pdf teaching_trans3.pdf
  8. teaching_trans4.pdf teaching_trans4.pdf
Web Links:
  1. Brainiacs--Do Heavy Objects Land First? 6 mins Brainiacs--Do Heavy Objects Land First? 6 mins
  2. Eureka! on Gravity Eureka! on Gravity
  3. Feather in Vacuum, hammer and Feather Feather in Vacuum, hammer and Feather
  4. How do Astronauts Eat? Nasa eclip How do Astronauts Eat? Nasa eclip
  5. How do Astronauts Sleep? Nasa eclip How do Astronauts Sleep? Nasa eclip
  6. Issac Newton Gravity Part 1 Issac Newton Gravity Part 1
  7. Mass and Weight Mass and Weight
  8. Misconceptions about Falling Objects 3 mins Misconceptions about Falling Objects 3 mins
Author: Marilyn Knapp
Last modified: 6/27/2015 5:55 AM (EST)