Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Mathematics, Space Science, Algebra, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Solar System and Planets
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
With the 10 sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide, students calculate weight on other planets; apply the acceleration due to gravity; calculate escape velocity and energy of a falling object; and solve other gravity-related problems. To solve problems, students apply the distance, rate and time formula; evaluate functions; analyze graphs; and use mathematical modeling.
Gravity: It’s What Keeps Us Together [866KB PDF file]
This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.