Orbits
Earth and Space | Forces and Motion

Motion in circles and satellites

Physics Narrative for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Orbiting is a circular motion

You need to understand something of circular motion to understand the movement of satellites, whether natural or artificial.

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Orbits and satellites - Physics narrative

A Physics Narrative presents a storyline, showing a coherent path through a topic...

For 11-14 8 Resources

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Earth and Space Supporting Physics Teaching

Going around in circles

This activity provides a memorable demonstration of motion in a circle and demonstrates the need for an inward centripetal...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Does the Earth move? photographing the night sky

Demonstration: Using a time exposure photograph to illustrate the apparent motion of the stars.

Practical Activity 14-16

Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Model to illustrate precession of the Earth

Demonstration: this demonstration imitates the Earth’s precession, with a spinning flywheel ‘rocked’ by the pull of a taut...

Practical Activity 14-16

Earth and Space | Forces and Motion Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Some pupils think that gravity requires the presence of air (so there is no gravity on the Moon, or in space).

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