Summary of Digital Lab: Gravitation
Summary of Digital Lab: Gravitation
Gravitation (1): Investigate
Summary:
The goal of this virtual lab is to explore the factors that affect gravity and weight as you make changes to objects orbiting the Earth.
Driving Questions:
- Determine how the amount of gold affects the force of gravity.
- Determine how the distance in orbit affects the force of gravity.
- Determine how the planet mass affects the force of gravity.
Gravitation (2): Graph
Summary:
The goal of this virtual lab is to use mathematics to explore factors found in Newton's Law of Gravitation that affect weight. In this Beta version, Rex is only available for certain tasks and not all aspects of the activity are assessed.
Driving Questions:
- Develop a mathematical model about how planet mass affects force of gravity.
- Develop a mathematical model about how amount of gold affects force of gravity.
- Develop a mathematical model about how orbit distance affects force of gravity.
NGSS Standards
Gravitation (3): Predict
Summary:
The goal of this virtual lab is to use mathematics to explore factors found in Newton's Law of Gravitation that affect weight. In this Beta version, Rex is only available for certain tasks and not all aspects of the activity are assessed.
Driving Questions:
- Develop a mathematical model and make predictions about how planet mass affects force of gravity.
- Develop a mathematical model and make predictions about how amount of gold affects force of gravity.
- Develop a mathematical model and make predictions about how orbit distance affects force of gravity.
NGSS Standards