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HS, Astronomy Std 36: Explain how the speed of a planet’s revolution depends on its distance from the sun.

Lesson Plans: How Old Are You? To understand the relationship between planetary orbits around the Sun and our measure of time. How Much Do You Weigh? To understand that weight is a measure of gravitational attraction and that this force is not the same on each planet. Your Age on Other Worlds Springboard for distance from Sun. Kepler's third law To demonstrate and apply mathematical formulas based on Kepler's Third Law.

Resources: Planet Profiles The Hubble Law: The Hubble constant H is one of the most important numbers in cosmology because it may be used to estimate the size and age of the Universe. The Physics Classroom Tutorials, animations, sample problems Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans
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