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Lesson Plan on Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
http://near.jhuapl.edu/Education/lessonKepler/
From NASA ED Mall Collection
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In this lesson, students will learn Kepler's three laws of planetary motion and learn about the properties of ellipses. The lesson includes an activity in which they construct the orbit of a planet, and use Kepler's third law to calculate its period of revolution. Objectives, background information, a materials list, instructions, and a student worksheet are included.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Physics
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and other restrictions information are unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-Edmall-425
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Program
http://near.jhuapl.edu/