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Gravity Force Lab

Gravity Force Lab Screenshot
  • Force
  • Gravity
  • Newton's Third Law
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Topics

  • Force
  • Gravity
  • Newton's Third Law

Description

Visualize the gravitational force that two objects exert on each other. Adjust properties of the objects to see how changing the properties affects the gravitational attraction.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Relate gravitational force to masses of objects and distance between objects.
  • Explain Newton's third law for gravitational forces.
  • Design experiments that allow you to derive an equation that relates mass, distance, and gravitational force.
  • Use measurements to determine the universal gravitational constant.
Version 1.1.0

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Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type Updated
Exploring Gravity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein and Trish Loeblein MS Lab 8/23/15
Gravity Lab- intro A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 HW 5/27/15
Gravity Force Lab : calculations A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 HW 5/27/15
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 Demo
HW
Lab
CQs		 5/27/15
Gravity Force Lab PreAP using HTML5 Sim A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Elyse Zimmer HS Lab 8/20/15
Gravity Force Worksheet A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. David Kennedy MS Lab 6/29/15
Variables that Affect Gravity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Sarah Borenstein MS Lab 5/27/15
Modeling Universal Gravitation Activity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Justin Snook HS
UG-Intro		 Lab 5/27/15
Gravity Force Investigation (AP) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Elyse Zimmer HS Lab 5/27/15
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other 10/19/15
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other 10/19/15
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS		 Other 10/19/15
The Laws of Attraction Dean Baird HS Lab 8/30/15
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other 8/12/15
Dragningskraft simulering A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. David Kennedy; översatt till svenska av Sofia Borg HS Lab 9/4/15

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Software Requirements

Windows 7+ Mac OS 10.7+ iPad and iPad Mini with iOS Chromebook with Chrome OS
Internet Explorer 10+
latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Safari 6.1 and up
latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
latest version of Safari
latest version of Chrome

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Sam Reid (developer)
  • John Blaco (developer)
  • Noah Podolefsky
  • Carl Wieman
  • Wendy Adams
  • Patricia Loeblein
  • Mobile Learner Labs
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