Gravity & Mass Exploration- Activity: Finding WEIGHT & JUMP distances in space!
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HOW DOES GRAVITY AFFECT YOU ON OTHER PLANETS?
In this engaging activity, students explore how gravity would affect their weight and how far they could jump on other planets (and the Moon).
Students first use their weight (or because weight can be a tricky topic the weight of an astronaut listed) to find out how gravity changes weight on other planets (and the Moon). They then find out how far they can jump on Earth by doing a STANDING BROAD JUMP. With this distance they will determine how far that jump would be on other planets and the Moon! Background knowledge about the difference between mass and weight is also included.
This is a fun way to show how mass and weight are different AND how mass affects gravity for the objects in space. This is always a fan favorite for my students.
Students need a meterstick and a calculator to do this.
This activity pars nicely with my Astronomy/ Gravity reading!
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