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Gravity and orbits

Learning objects Gravity and orbits

TLF ID M019550

This is an interactive resource about gravitational forces and orbits. Students can move the sun, earth, moon and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. They can visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it. This interactive resource is supported by tips for teachers and ideas for using the resource submitted by other educators.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a useful resource for the senior secondary physics curriculum. It is particularly relevant for the units referring to gravity and motion.
Year level

11; 12

Topics Orbits Solar System
Learning area
  • Science

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Organization: University of Colorado Boulder
  • URL: http://phet.colorado.edu/
  • Publisher
  • Name: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Organization: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://phet.colorado.edu/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
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Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
  • Online
Rights
  • © 2015 University of Colorado. This resource may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, provided that the source is acknowledged. PhET logo may be used for attribution purposes only.