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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9J: Gravity and space

QCA

Prior learning

It is helpful if pupils know:

  • that the gravitational attraction of the Earth on a mass causes weight
  • about the planets of the solar system, how they orbit the Sun, and how satellites, eg moons, orbit them
  • that forces affect the motion of bodies

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What is gravity?
2. a. How does gravity change?
3. b. How does gravity change?
4. Checking progress
5. How have our ideas about the solar system changed?
6. a. What keeps the planets and satellites in orbit?
7. b. What keeps the planets and satellites in orbit?
8. c. What keeps the planets and satellites in orbit?
9. Reviewing work