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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9J: Gravity and space

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • secondary sources on aspects of the solar system, space travel and satellites, eg CD-ROMs, video clips, internet
  • a water rocket
  • food packs labelled with the weight they would have on other planets
  • information on early ideas and alternative models of the solar system and the universe from a range of cultures

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