Physics of the Universe · Week 7 · Forces at a Distance
Gravity Holds Us
Using the law of gravitation to predict attraction and noticing the invisible pulls between people in a community.
- Students will
- Students use the law of gravitation to predict how attraction changes with mass and distance and notice the invisible pulls between people in a community.
- SEL skill
- Notice and name the unseen connections that pull people toward each other
- What it looks like
- Students practice attunement by noticing the unseen connections that pull people toward each other.
- Content focus
- Gravity holds us
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is listening for another person's point of view and responding with empathy. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- HS-PS2-4: High School Physical Science performance expectation
- Science and engineering practice: SEP5 Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Crosscutting concept: CCC1 Patterns
- Literacy in science: RST.11-12.3 Follow a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments or taking measurements.
- Traditional course: Physics
Fits these textbook chapters
- Physics Techbook, Concept 2.1: Fundamental Forces
- Physics Techbook, Concept 2.4: Gravity
- Physics Techbook, Concept 2.5: Movements in Space
- Inspire Physics, Unit 2: Motion in Two Dimensions
- Inspire Physics, Unit 2: Gravitation
- California HMH Science Dimensions: Physics in the Universe, Unit 3: Forces at a Distance
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More social awareness activities for Physics of the Universe
- Momentum and Collisions Social awarenessCalculating momentum in collisions and reflecting on how our words and actions transfer impact to others.
- Fields We Cannot See Social awarenessModeling the fields between interacting objects and recognizing the unseen pressures classmates may be carrying.
- Geothermal Power Social awarenessModeling thermal energy at the particle scale in geothermal brine and considering how Imperial Valley communities experience new energy projects.
- Moving Plates Social awarenessArguing from rock age data for plate motion and recognizing how slow, steady change shapes people too.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.