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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9J: Gravity and space

QCA

Out-of-school learning

Pupils could:

  • visit libraries or museums to find out more about space travel and the exploration of other planets
  • find out how reception dishes for satellite TV are aligned to the position of the satellite
  • use the internet to communicate with space scientists online and access images from satellites, eg NASA's websites www.nasa.gov
  • read books and watch films about space exploration and travel, eg Apollo 13

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