Weight On Different Planets Space Gravity Activity Worksheet MS-PS2-5 MS-PS2-4
Flying Colors Science
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Grade Levels
6th - 8th
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Standards
NGSSMS-PS2-4
NGSSMS-ESS1-2
NGSSMS-PS2-5
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2 pages
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Give middle school students a better understanding of their relative weight on different planets as they have fun finding out how heavy or how light they would be elsewhere in the solar system!
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This worksheet has students take either their own weight (or another weight of their choosing) and use it to calculate their weight on other planets in our solar system and the moon. (The calculation is a simple single multiplication, with an example provided.) They also calculate the weight of a zebra and a textbook on the other planets. There are then 12 follow-up analysis questions.
Teacher Notes:
- This resource includes Pluto for nostalgia's sake.
- Answer key is included.
- This document is not editable.
- Related NGSS Standards: MS-PS2-5, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4
- NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Using mathematics and computational thinking
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Total Pages
2 pages
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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.
NGSSMS-PS2-5
Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. Examples of this phenomenon could include the interactions of magnets, electrically-charged strips of tape, and electrically-charged pith balls. Examples of investigations could include first-hand experiences or simulations. Assessment is limited to electric and magnetic fields, and limited to qualitative evidence for the existence of fields.
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