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Gravity Force Lab
Visualize the gravitational force that two objects exert on each other. Change properties of the objects in order to see how it changes the gravity force.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Force
- Gravity
Sample Learning Goals
- Relate gravitational force to masses of objects and distance between objects.
- Explain Newton's third law for gravitational forces.
- Design experiments that allow you to derive an equation that relates mass, distance, and gravitational force.
- Use measurements to determine the universal gravitational constant.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Variables that Affect Gravity
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Lab | 11/3/13 |
Gravity Force Lab : calculations
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW | 7/7/13 |
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Gravity Lab- intro
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW | 7/7/13 |
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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo CQs Lab HW |
7/20/13 |
| Inquiry to Gravity | Brian Underwood | HS | Lab | 12/9/13 |
| Gravity Force Lab - HTML Version | Linda Fox | MS HS |
CQs Demo Lab |
9/15/13 |
| Gravity Force Lab | Kevin Fairchild | HS | Lab | 2/25/12 |
| Universal Gravity-building formula, quantitative with graphing | Steve Banasiak-HF physics team | HS | Lab | 3/17/11 |
| Universal Gravitation | Sarah Stanhope | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | 1/27/11 |
| Cavendish Lab | Dan Burns | HS | Lab | 8/10/10 |
| Universal Gravitation Lab | Chris Bires | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | 1/15/13 |
| Gravity Force Lab for Physical Science | Linda Fox | HS | Lab | 12/4/09 |
| Calculer le poids d'un "grave" | Bernard Lacour | Other | Other | 12/23/10 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Arabic | العربية | معمل قوة الجذب | Run Now | |
| Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | معمل قوة الجذب | Run Now | |
| Basque | Basque | Grabitazio-indarraren Laborategia | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | GRAVITACIONA LABORATORIJA | Run Now | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Laboratório de Força Gravítica | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 万有引力实验 | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | Gravity Force Lab 萬有引力實驗室 | Run Now | |
| Czech | čeština | Gravitační laboratoř | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Tiltrækningslaboratorium | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Gravitatiekracht Laboratorium | Run Now | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Gravitatsioonilabor | Run Now | |
| French | français | Laboratoire sur la force de gravité | Run Now | |
| Galician | Gallegan | Gravidade Lab | Run Now | |
| Georgian | Georgian | იძულებითი გრავიტაციის ნიმუში | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | Schwerkraftlabor | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Εργαστήριο Βαρύτητας | Run Now | |
| Hebrew | עברית | מעבדת כוח כבידה | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Tömegvonzás | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Lab Gaya Gravitasi | Run Now | |
| Italian | italiano | Forza di gravità | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | 重力実験室 | Run Now | |
| Kannada | Kannada | ಗುರುತ್ವ ಬಲ ಲ್ಯಾಬ್ | Run Now | |
| Khmer | Khmer | មន្ទីពិសោធន៍កម្លាំងទំនាញ | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 만유인력 실험 | Run Now | |
| Latvian | Latviešu | Gravitātes spēka laboratorija | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | Лабораторија за гравитациона сила | Run Now | |
| Marathi | Marathi | गुरुत्वीय बल प्रयोगशाळा | Run Now | |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Gravitasjonskraftlab | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | آرمایشگاه نیروی گرانش | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Siły Grawitacyjne Lab | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Laboratório de Força Gravítica | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | ГРАВИТАЦИОНА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА | Run Now | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Laboratórium gravitačnej sily | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Lab. Fuerza de Gravedad | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Colombia) | español (Colombia) | Laboratorio de fuerza gravitacional | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Laboratorio de Fuerza Gravitacional | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Gravitationskraftslabb | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Çekim Kuvveti Laboratuvarı | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Agyrlyk güýjüniň laboratoriýasy | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Phòng thí nghiệm Lực hấp dẫn | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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