Be Newton for a Day [Springboard]

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- The bundle opens with The Mechanical Universe's "Kepler's Three Laws" which set the stage for Newton's work on universal gravitation."Be Newton for a Day" retraces Newton's fabled derivation of F=GMm/R^2 from geometry, Kepler's Rule, and a few insights of his own."The Apple and the Moon" is The MechPrice $22.99Original Price $34.09Save $11.10
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PHYZ
This is part of the classroom curriculum I developed for use with my high school physics students.
SPRINGBOARD
The instructor guides students through this activity via classroom discussion. The activity is a springboard for that discussion. This is not intended as a homework or independent activity.
BE NEWTON FOR A DAY
Guided classroom discussion that retraces Isaac Newton's fabled development of universal gravitation from previously understood geometry, Kepler's Law of Harmony, and his own additional bit of theory.
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Student document (print-friendly Google Docs file on Google Drive)
Instructional presentation (link embedded in answer key)
Answer key