Satellite orbits
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A lesson plan for Grades 6 and 9–12 Earth/Environmental Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 6 and 9–12
- Subjects
- science (astronomy, physics and physical science)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students refine and expand their understandings of gravity, forces, and motion in the context of satellite orbits. This lesson is most appropriate for students who have already had instruction in the forces acting on falling bodies and gravity.
This lesson requires some knowledge of motion and forces.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of technological design.
- Objective 2.03: Evaluate technological designs for:
- Application of scientific principles.
- Risks and benefits.
- Constraints of design.
- Consistent testing protocols.
- Objective 2.03: Evaluate technological designs for:
- Goal 5: The learner will build understanding of the Solar System.
- Objective 5.04: Describe space explorations and the understandings gained from them including:
- N.A.S.A.
- Technologies used to explore space.
- Historic timeline.
- Apollo mission to the moon.
- Space Shuttle.
- International Space Station.
- Future goals.
- Objective 5.04: Describe space explorations and the understandings gained from them including:
Grades 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 6: The learner will acquire an understanding of the earth in the solar system and its position in the universe.
- Objective 6.03: Examine the sources of stellar energies.
- Life cycle of stars.
- Hertzsprung – Russell Diagram.
- Objective 6.03: Examine the sources of stellar energies.
