Other Worlds (Year 9 Science) by Josh D https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru Gravity en-us 2017-08-24 01:30:53 UTC 2024-09-30 04:38:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png 3) Misconceptions about Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184510615
  • Watch this video showing some of the common errors people make when thinking about gravity and falling objects
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184510615     1) What is Gravity? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184510747
  • Watch this video introducing you to the idea of gravity
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184510747     6) What is the difference between Mass and Weight?? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184511512
  • Read through this page and make notes about what you think the key differences are between Mass and Weight?
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184511512     5) Dropping a feather and hammer on the moon joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184511970
  • Does the moon have gravity?
  • Before you watch this video make a prediction and write it in your science book,             What will hit the ground first, feather or hammer? Can you explain why?
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184511970     12) Gravity in a Vacuum joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184512446
  • Space is a vacuum
  • What does this mean?
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184512446     9) Experiencing Zero Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184512632
  • Is there gravity in space? 
  • Watch this video showing what its like to be in zero gravity
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184512632     Activity: Orbits and Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184513002 How to create your own demonstration of gravity]]> 2017-09-04 10:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184513002 7) What is Matter? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184513938
  • If Mass is made up of Matter, then what is Matter?
  • Look through the first 4 pages and make notes in your science book (What is matter, Solids, Liquids, Gases)
  • Continue further if interested
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184513938     14) How strong is gravity on other planets? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184514886
  • Look through this page to find out about gravity on other planets
  • What is the value of gravity on Earth? 
  • Rank the planets in order of how strong their gravity is
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184514886     Some Interesting Values joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184515094 This website contains heaps of values for comparing things like the sizes, weights and distances of all the planets and the sun]]> 2017-09-04 10:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184515094 Game: Gravity Simulator joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184515879 Create your own solar system and watch how the planets affect each others gravity]]> 2017-09-04 10:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184515879 Game: Gravity Launch joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184516186 2017-09-04 10:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184516186 2) Introduction to Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184516422
  • Read through this page and make notes in your science book about what gravity is and how it affects us 
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 10:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184516422     Newton and the Apple joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184582561 Read this if you are interested in how gravity is calculated]]> 2017-09-04 21:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184582561 Who was Sir Isaac Newton joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184582910 Read this if your interested in learning more about Sir Isaac Newton, the man who discovered gravity]]> 2017-09-04 21:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184582910 4) Newton and Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184584289
  • Sir Isaac Newton is credited with the discovery of Gravity
  • Watch this short video looking at what lead Newton to this discovery
  • What is the name of the Idea that Newton founded (The Law of .... )
  • Make notes in your science book about what you learn
  • (If interested there is more information about Newton in the section "Who was Sir Isaac Newton" found below)
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 22:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184584289     Activity: Getting a Feel for Gravity joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184587617 2017-09-04 23:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184587617 Activity: Planning a trip to Mars joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184587827 2017-09-04 23:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184587827 8) Mass, Weight, and Weightlessness joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184590818
  • Can we change our weight? 
  • Can we change our mass?
  • What is the value of gravity on earth? Is this value different on the moon?
  • Read through this page  and record anything new you learn in your science book
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 23:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184590818     Gravity Changes with Altitude joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184592525
  • Read through this short page if you want to see calculations of how gravity can change as we get further away from the earth
    • ]]>     2017-09-04 23:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184592525     Animation: Flight to the Moon joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184598621 A simple animation showing how a spacecraft transfers from orbit around the Earth to an orbit around the Moon]]> 2017-09-05 00:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184598621 World Space Week joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184599134 2017-09-05 00:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184599134 10) Mass and Weight in the International Space Station joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184946272
  • Watch this video teaching you about mass and gravity in space
  • What is the International Space Station?
  • Record anything new you learn in your science book
    • ]]>     2017-09-05 21:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184946272     21) Just for Fun: Places where the Laws of Gravity don't seem to Exist! joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184950224
  • Watch this video showing  some mysterious places that seem to defy gravity
    • ]]>     2017-09-05 22:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/184950224     11) What two things can change the strength of Gravity? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186124557
  • The force of gravity effecting an object depends on two things.. 
  • Watch this video and use your science book to record what they are and how they effect gravity
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 05:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186124557     13) What is a Vacuum? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186124963
  • Read this page and write in your science book what you think a vacuum is? 
  • What would happen to you if you went out into the vacuum of space?
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186124963     20) Demonstration: Gravity and Orbits joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186125404
  • Play around with this simulator
  • Watch how the sun, earth and moon affect each others orbits
  • Can you re-create a solar eclipse?
  • What about a lunar eclipse?
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186125404     15) How Gravity Creates Orbits joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186125767
  • Watch this video demonstrating how gravity can cause things to orbit
  • Why do all the planets orbit in the same direction?
  • Does the gravity of the moon effect the earth?
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186125767     16) Gravity Causes the Tides? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126217
  • Watch this video explaining how the tides are created
  • Draw a diagram in your book and explain how the moon and sun can cause the tides
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126217     17) Orbits and Eclipses joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126493
  • Read this page and make some notes
  • What is an eclipse?
  • What causes it?
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126493     18) Whats the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126587
  • Watch this video and draw a diagram in your science book of both a solar and lunar eclipse
  • Whats the difference?
    • ]]>     2017-09-10 06:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/186126587     Worksheet: Tides and Eclipse joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187097978
  • Complete this worksheet to test your knowledge on tides and eclipse
  • Ignore question one as we have not covered this
  • For questions relating to umbra and penumbra see that section in the padlet and ask the teacher to help explain if you are confused.
    • ]]>     2017-09-13 10:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187097978     Tides and Eclipses (Key Ideas) joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187376486 2017-09-13 22:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187376486 19) Umbra and Penumbra joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187378844 Umbra - the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an object (experiences the total phase of an eclipse)

    Penumbra - the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an object (experiences partial eclipse)

    Given these definitions, can you label the umbra and the penumbra on the following picture?]]>     2017-09-13 23:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/187378844     joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188285349 2017-09-18 00:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188285349 Powerpoint: Tides and Eclipses joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188285993 2017-09-18 00:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188285993 Researching the Moon joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188381152 2017-09-18 09:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/188381152 Practical Investigation joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/191061347 2017-09-26 00:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/191061347 Student Feedback Survey joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/191557906 2017-09-27 08:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/191557906 The Martian Research Assessment: joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/412425376 - Complete this after watching the Martian
    - Complete this assessment individually or in pairs.]]>     2019-11-17 20:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/412425376     Movie 1 - Was the Moon Landing a Hoax? joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/418199593 - Before you watch this discuss with a partner wether or not you believe man really did land on the moon..

    - Do the same again after you watch this.]]>     2019-12-01 19:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/418199593     Movie 2 - Moon Landing Hoax (Rebuttal) joshua_g_dix https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/418232463 - After watching this do you still hold the same thoughts about the moon landing?
    Discuss this with a friend...]]>     2019-12-01 23:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_g_dix/d7ftqcmxm6ru/wish/418232463