Planetary Motion

Planetary Motion

Grade 6 · Science · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can model the movement of planets in our solar system and describe the patterns I observe.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

KEPLER'S LAWS | Physics Animation

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

According to Kepler's first law, what is the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun? Describe how the speed of a planet changes as it moves closer to or farther from the sun, according to Kepler's second law.

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