Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.1.2
Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.1.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
6th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- What is a gravitational force?
- Describe Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation.
- What is the relationship between mass and gravity?
- What is the relationship between distance and gravity?
- If you went skydiving, why would you fall towards the Earth and not the Sun, although the Sun is much more massive than the Earth?
- If you were on a different planet, would you still have a gradational pull towards Earth? Support your answer.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Gravitational force is a force that attracts objects with a mass.
- Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation states that every object in universe is pulling on every other object in the universe.
- The greater the mass, the stronger the gravitational pull. More massive objects pull on less massive objects (such as the Earth and Moon).
- The greater the distance between two objects, the weaker the gravitational pull.
- Sample response: Gravitational pull is dependent on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Although the Sun is more massive, our distance to the Earth is much less, the small distance would override the difference of their masses.
- Sample response: Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation states that every object in the universe is pulling on each other. Although our distance from Earth would increase, there would still be a gravitational pull between us and Earth, it would never be zero.
