Date
In-Class
Reading Concepts
Hewitt
Online Video
Online Text
M 12/16
Gravitation PPT
Gravity
Tunnel through Earth
Gravity inside Earth
Tides Video
Physics of Tides
simulated gravity, Universal Gravity constant,
Inverse square law,
Gravitational interactions,
Ocean Tides, Eclipse, Black Holes
Ch 12
Newton's Law of Gravitation
Gravitational Fields
Gravitational Scale - Simulation
Inertia and The Right Hand Turn
T 12/17
Circular/Elliptical Orbit
Satellite Speed
Black Holes
Size of Stars
Kepler – Mechanical Universe
Ch 13
Shell
Solid Sphere
Gravitational Force
Annenberg Online Physics – all of this unit
W/Th
Apollo 13
Earth satellites, escape velocity,
circular orbits, elliptical orbits,
Ch 14
Kepler’s Law
Energy of a Planet
Escape Velocity
Planetary Motion – Simulation
Orbiting Satellites
Kepler’s Second Law – The Law of Equal Areas
F 12/20
M –W
Gravity Force Phet
Take notes on what you learn
Add Basics of Space Flight
Space Shuttle Simulator
Mar Surface in Google Earth
Winter Break
Th – M
Review
T – Th
Finals
T 1/21
Video
1.Origins of the Universe: The Big Bang and Expanding & Contracting Universes
2.Evidence for the Big Bang Theory: Background Radiation, Red-Shift and Expansion
3.Star Formation: Main Sequence, Dwarf & Giant Stars
4.Types of Telescopes: Radio, Reflecting & Refracting Telescopes
Quiz 1
Finish Video
5.Galaxy Formation: Spiral, Elliptical & Irregular Galaxies
6.Types of Stars by Size, Color and Life Cycle
7.Structure of the Sun
8.Stages of the Sun's Life Cycle
9.Life Cycle of Neutron Stars
Your Questions – Day 2
Weightlessness
F 1/24
Gravity Math
Answers
Your Questions – Day 3
M 1/27
11.Life Cycle of Black Holes
12.Inner Planets of the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
15.Planetary Predictors of Extraterrestrial Life
16.Outer Planets of the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Your Questions – Day 4
T 1/28
Review for Test
Physics of Space
Timeline or
Facebook Page
F 1/31
Gravity, Space Test
