Explain and give examples of how forces act at a distance 0507.12.1

Links verified 9/20/2014

1. Amusement Park Physics: Design a Roller Coaster - You will be building a conceptual coaster using the physics concepts that are used to design real coasters
2. Build Your Own Coaster - from Discovery Kids
3. Falling for Science - two activities to explore the effects of gravity on falling objects [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. Gravitation - encyclopedia article from Encarta [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
5. Gravity - The Universe's Main Attraction
6. Gravity Concept Map - individual concepts are hyperlinked
7. Gravity Definition Page - from Windows to the Universe
8. How Does Gravity Work - from How Stuff Works
9. Sir Isaac Newton - the law of universal gravitation
10. Universal Gravitation - Newton's Law
11. Understanding Gravity - [grades 2-5] lesson plan
12. What Are Your Ideas About Gravity? - worksheet to print [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Your Weight on Other Worlds - determined by how hard a planet pulls on you

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