[YAPA] microgravity demonstrations of forces and motions in your classroom

[Julie Diloreto]

Hello fello YAPA friends,

I am looking for a program to involve one of my highly intelligent students in.  He is a 5th grader and speaks way above the other students so I would like to get him involved in a after school club or group so that he can work with kids like him.  Any suggestions???????????????

Julie

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From: yapa-bounces at lists.ysu.edu [yapa-bounces at lists.ysu.edu] On Behalf Of Rich DeLombard [00ug00 at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:11 AM
To: yapa at lists.ysu.edu
Subject: [YAPA] microgravity demonstrations of forces and motions in your       classroom

YAPA Teachers,

You can combine microgravity (aka weightless) concepts with your
forces and motion lessons with the use of a Microgravity Demonstration
Kit and/or a Drop Tower for educators.  The demo kit helps to explain
why the space station orbits the Earth, why it is NOT zero-gravity up
there, how planets orbit the sun, and more. The drop tower allows your
students to see the effects of "removing" gravity from a system.
Students can then make their own demonstration devices to investigate
gravity and forces and motion.

This page describes these two sets of equipment that can bring
microgravity into your classroom.
http://mysite.verizon.net/res117bnp/mrmicrogravity/index.html

Why just explain the solar system in terms of relatives sizes of
planets separate from their separation distances?  Why not have your
class make a scale solar system by combining those two size concepts?
This can be done with scale planets and Sun within 600 meters.  Check
that web page for more info.



Richard DeLombard
Huron, Ohio



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