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Gravity Gravity Why did the Why did the apple fall from apple fall from the tree? the tree? By: By: Carrie Healy Carrie Healy

Introduction Introduction Welcome Jr. Physicists! Welcome Jr. Physicists! Put on your lab coats, Put on your lab coats, sharpen your pencils sharpen your pencils and get ready to and get ready to explore the force of explore the force of gravity. gravity.

Along the way you will: Along the way you will: � Review scientific vocabulary Review scientific vocabulary � � Visit websites Visit websites � � Complete a worksheet Complete a worksheet � � Play an interactive science game Play an interactive science game �

Lets begin with vocabulary! Lets begin with vocabulary! Gravity - The force that exists - The force that exists Gravity between any two objects that have between any two objects that have mass. mass. Mass – – The amount of matter in any The amount of matter in any Mass given thing. given thing. Matter - the substance of which an - the substance of which an Matter object is composed object is composed

Vocabulary cont. Vocabulary cont. Weight – – a measure of the force a measure of the force Weight of gravity pulling on an object. of gravity pulling on an object. Volume – – the amount of space the amount of space Volume that an object or substance that an object or substance takes up. takes up.

Lets see what Ms. Frizzle has to Lets see what Ms. Frizzle has to say about gravity! say about gravity! United Streaming Video Clip United Streaming Video Clip Magic School Bus Gains Weight Magic School Bus Gains Weight

Grab your clip board and begin Grab your clip board and begin your gravity worksheet. your gravity worksheet. Stuck on a question? Just visit this Stuck on a question? Just visit this interactive site to find the answers! interactive site to find the answers! Gravity, Stretching & Compression Gravity, Stretching & Compression

Good luck on your quiz! Good luck on your quiz! Gravity Quiz Gravity Quiz

Resources: Resources: � Magic School Bus Gains Weight, The. Scholastic. Magic School Bus Gains Weight, The. Scholastic. � 1997. 1997. unitedstreaming. 20 June 2007 . 20 June 2007 unitedstreaming http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ � TheTeachersCorner.Net TheTeachersCorner.Net, , � http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson- http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson- plans/science/index.htm plans/science/index.htm � Engineering Interact, Engineering Interact, � http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources.htm � Quia, http://www.quia.com

Standards: Standards: � Physical Science (Chemistry and Physical Science (Chemistry and � Physics), Grade 6-8 Properties of Physics), Grade 6-8 Properties of Matter Strand. Matter Strand. � 1. Differentiate between weight and 1. Differentiate between weight and � mass, recognizing that weight is the mass, recognizing that weight is the amount of gravitational pull on an object. amount of gravitational pull on an object. � 2. Differentiate between volume and 2. Differentiate between volume and � mass. Define density. mass. Define density.

Tech Resources Required: Tech Resources Required: � Classroom computer and/or laptop cart Classroom computer and/or laptop cart � � Gravity worksheet Gravity worksheet � � White lab coat White lab coat �

Teacher Notes: Teacher Notes: � This web quest will take 2 days to This web quest will take 2 days to � complete. complete. � Each session will last 30-45 minutes. Each session will last 30-45 minutes. � � This web quest may be done on the This web quest may be done on the � classroom computer or using the laptop classroom computer or using the laptop cart. cart.