The Role of Gravity in the Universe Reading Articles and Worksheets MS-ESS1-2
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7th - 10th
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NGSSHS-ESS1-4
NGSSMS-PS2-4
NGSSMS-ESS1-2
NGSSHS-ESS1-2
NGSSHS-PS2-4
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11 pages
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Four separate lessons teach students about the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. Students will learn about the effects of gravity in the universe and our solar system and how gravity and inertia balance to create the orbit of planets and moons. Plus, a lesson about the gravity in black holes!
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Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!
Each lesson includes a 1-page reading with its own worksheet of text-dependent questions. This lesson set has four distinct sections, allowing you to focus on one aspect of gravity in the universe at a time.
The four separate lessons include:
- Gravity and the Birth of the Universe (Big Bang)
- Gravity and the Birth of Our Solar System (Sun and Planets)
- Gravity's Role in Planetary Orbits (Gravity and Inertia)
- Gravity's Role in Black Holes (Free Bonus Lesson!)
Teacher Notes:
- Includes answer keys for each section.
- Please note: This PDF resource is NOT editable.
- A link to the digital Google Slides version is provided within the downloadable PDF.
- Related NGSS Standard: MS-ESS1-2 Earth's Place in the Universe; Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
- Related NGSS Standard: MS-PS2-4 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions; Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
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11 pages
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NGSSHS-ESS1-4
Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system. Emphasis is on Newtonian gravitational laws governing orbital motions, which apply to human-made satellites as well as planets and moons. Mathematical representations for the gravitational attraction of bodies and Kepler’s Laws of orbital motions should not deal with more than two bodies, nor involve calculus.
NGSSMS-PS2-4
Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects. Examples of evidence for arguments could include data generated from simulations or digital tools; and charts displaying mass, strength of interaction, distance from the Sun, and orbital periods of objects within the solar system. Assessment does not include Newton’s Law of Gravitation or Kepler’s Laws.
NGSSMS-ESS1-2
Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. Emphasis for the model is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions within them. Examples of models can be physical (such as the analogy of distance along a football field or computer visualizations of elliptical orbits) or conceptual (such as mathematical proportions relative to the size of familiar objects such as students’ school or state). Assessment does not include Kepler’s Laws of orbital motion or the apparent retrograde motion of the planets as viewed from Earth.
NGSSHS-ESS1-2
Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe. Emphasis is on the astronomical evidence of the red shift of light from galaxies as an indication that the universe is currently expanding, the cosmic microwave background as the remnant radiation from the Big Bang, and the observed composition of ordinary matter of the universe, primarily found in stars and interstellar gases (from the spectra of electromagnetic radiation from stars), which matches that predicted by the Big Bang theory (3/4 hydrogen and 1/4 helium).
NGSSHS-PS2-4
Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects. Emphasis is on both quantitative and conceptual descriptions of gravitational and electric fields. Assessment is limited to systems with two objects.
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