Solar System Interactions
Assessment
When a phenomenon is too difficult to observe directly, scientists create models based on collected data. In this assessment, students use data to explain planet gravitational interaction. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): 1. Use evidence to construct an argument that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses and distances of interacting objects.
When a phenomenon is too difficult to observe directly, scientists create models based on collected data. The Gravity and Orbits simulation from PhET is a computer model created from actual data. It allows the user to explore system interactions when changing one or more variables. Click Next to get started.
Topics and standards: Solar System, Physical Science, Motion, MS-PS2-4, PS2.B, Orbital Patterns, Engaging in Argument from Evidence, Systems & System Models, Grades 6-8, 3D Science Tasks, Forces, Tuva Assessment Tasks, 8-PS2-3, Assessment, 3.2.6-8.J