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===Concept Map===
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation Introduction to Gravitation]
 
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Universal_Law_of_Gravitation Universal Law of Gravitation]
 
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Acceleration_due_to_Gravity Acceleration due to Gravity]
 
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Significance of Gravitational Force Significance of Gravitational Force]
 
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Fun_Applications Fun Applications]
 
*[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Unit_Outline_Gravitation Unit Outline for Gravitation]
 
 
 
= Concept Map =
 
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==Useful websites==
 
#[[Image:Walter-Levin.png|80px|left]]This is a college lecture by Prof Walter Levin explaining gravitation.  Click [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Newtonslawofgravity.ogg here] to see the video.<br><br><br><br>
 
#[http://www.conceptualphysics.com/ Conceptual Physics]
 
#[http://www.physicsclassroom.com Physics Classroom]
 
  
==Reference Books==
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===Additional Resources===
The following textbooks are good references
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====Reference books====
#Conceptual Physics, Paul Hewitt, 10th Edition
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#[http://www.conceptualphysics.com/ Conceptual Physics, Paul Hewitt, 10th Edition]
 
#Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Douglas C. Giancoli, 3rd Edition
 
#Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Douglas C. Giancoli, 3rd Edition
 
#Resnick & Halliday with Jearl Walker, 8th Edition
 
#Resnick & Halliday with Jearl Walker, 8th Edition
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#NCERT Class 9 textbook [http://ncert.nic.in/NCERTS/textbook/textbook.htm?iesc1=10-14 Gravitation]
 
#NCERT Class 9 textbook [http://ncert.nic.in/NCERTS/textbook/textbook.htm?iesc1=10-14 Gravitation]
  
==An image of a concept map for gravitation==
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====Additional web resources====
This is an image of a mind map developed by Shri Chaluvanarayanaswamy<br><br>
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#[[Image:Walter-Levin.png|80px|left]]This is a college lecture by Prof Walter Levin explaining gravitation.  Click [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Newtonslawofgravity.ogv here] to see the video.<br><br><br><br>
[[Image:Gravitation%20for%20wiki_html_m4dc3444b.jpg|450px]] <br>
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#[http://www.conceptualphysics.com/ Illustrations and videos to accompany the textbook Conceptual Physics]
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#[http://www.physicsclassroom.com Physics Classroom]
  
= Teaching Outlines =
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#Contact and Non-Contact Forces
 
#Understanding Contact Forces
 
#Gravitation acts at a distance
 
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==Concept #1 - Contact and Non-Contact Forces==
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=== Teaching Outlines ===
===Learning objectives===
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#Forces can act in contact
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=====Notes for teachers=====
#Forces can act over a distance
 
===Notes for teachers===
 
 
''These are short notes that the teacher wants to share about the concept, any locally relevant information, specific instructions on what kind of methodology used and common misconceptions/mistakes.''
 
''These are short notes that the teacher wants to share about the concept, any locally relevant information, specific instructions on what kind of methodology used and common misconceptions/mistakes.''
  
Forces can act at a distance and are called non-contact forces. To understand gravitation, we need to understand inertial and gravitational properties of mass.  Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces. This document further discusses the concept of acceleration due to gravity and gravitational potential energy. Gravity is responsible for planetary motion and introduces the Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
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#Forces can act at a distance and are called non-contact forces. To understand gravitation, we need to understand inertial and gravitational properties of mass.  Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces. This document further discusses the concept of acceleration due to gravity and gravitational potential energy. Gravity is responsible for planetary motion and introduces the Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
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#In everyday life, gravitation is most familiar as the cause due to which masses fall to the ground. Gravitation causes dispersed matter to coalesce, and coalesced matter to remain intact, thus accounting for the existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe. Gravitation is responsible for keeping the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun; for keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth; for the formation of tides; for natural convection, by which fluid flow occurs under the influence of a density gradient and gravity; for heating the interiors of forming stars and planets to very high temperatures; and for various other phenomena observed on Earth and the Universe. These are some of the questions we will explore here.
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#Gravitational force acts over a distance through a field and is one of the four fundamental forces. Gravitational force is a very small force.  Idea of a force field and that forces can act at a distance. The distance over which the effect of a force can be felt is called its field. Gravitation explains several phenomena
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##the force that allows us to move on Earth
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##the motion of the moon around the Earth
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##the motion of the planets around the Sun
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##the tides due to the moon and the sun
  
In everyday life, gravitation is most familiar as the cause due to which masses fall to the ground. Gravitation causes dispersed matter to coalesce, and coalesced matter to remain intact, thus accounting for the existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe. Gravitation is responsible for keeping the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun; for keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth; for the formation of tides; for natural convection, by which fluid flow occurs under the influence of a density gradient and gravity; for heating the interiors of forming stars and planets to very high temperatures; and for various other phenomena observed on Earth and the Universe. These are some of the questions we will explore here.
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====Concept #1 - Contact and Non-Contact Forces====
===Activities ===
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=====Learning objectives=====
#[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Activity_1 The various forces we see] ===
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#Forces can act in contact
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#Forces can act over a distance
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=====Activities =====
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#Activity 1 - [http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Activity_1 The various forces we see]
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#Activity 2 - [http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Activity_2 More about contact forces]
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#Activity 3 - [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Activity_3_Mass_has_an_inertial_property Understanding mass]
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#Activity 4 - [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Acitivity_4_An_example_of_force_at_a_distance Understanding forces acting at a distance]
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====Concept #2 - Gravitation is a field force====
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=====Learning objectives=====
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#Gravitational force acts at a distance - this force is due to the gravitational property of mass
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#Weight is due to force called gravity
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=====Activities=====
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# Activity 5 - [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Activity_5_See_Gravity_in_Action See Gravity in Action]
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# Activity 6 - [http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation_Activity_6 Introducing the idea of weight]
  
===Activity No # 2  More about contact forces===
 
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* '''Estimated Time'''- 30 minutes
 
* '''Materials/ Resources needed''' - Discussions
 
* '''Prerequisites/Instructions, if any'''
 
Students must have been introduced to the Newton's laws.
 
* '''Multimedia resources'''
 
* '''Website interactives/ links/ simulations'''
 
* '''Process (How to do the activity)'''
 
#This is in the nature of discussions
 
#Present scenarios for children to analyse
 
* '''Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)'''
 
#When you hang a bucket from a rope what are the forces acting? ''(Tension force is the force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces from opposite ends.  The tension force is directed along the length of the wire and pulls equally on the objects on the opposite ends of the wire.)''
 
#In which direction does tension act?
 
#Is this the same as friction?  When do you notice friction? ''(Frictional force is the force exerted by a surface as an object moves across it or makes an effort to move across it.  When two objects are in contact but are not moving relative to one another then the frictional force between the two surfaces is called static friction.  When the two objects are moving relative to one another, the friction between the surfaces is called the kinetic friction.)''
 
#When you push against an object, any surface, what do you feel? Do you feel a push back?  Normal force is the perpendicular force that is exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.  If a book is resting upon a surface, then the surface is exerting an upward force upon the book in order to support the weight of the book.  A normal force can also be exerted horizontally.  If a person leans against a wall, the wall pushes back on the person.
 
* '''Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)'''
 
[[Image:force4.png|200px|left]] Click [http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/friction here] for friction simulation
 
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'''Answer the following questions'''<br>
 
#What do the moving green and yellow circles indicate?
 
#When you are rubbing the yellow book on the green book what happens?  How do you know that the heat is being generated?
 
#When the temperature goes very high, the yellow circles fly off.  What does this mean physically?
 
#Is there any force acting in this picture between the books?
 
#Is gravitational force acting?
 
* '''Question Corner'''
 
  
==Concept #2 - Gravitation acts at a distance ==
 
===Learning objectives===
 
#Gravitation is a field force
 
#It is very significant in explaining many events that we see
 
===Notes for teachers===
 
''These are short notes that the teacher wants to share about the concept, any locally relevant information, specific instructions on what kind of methodology used and common misconceptions/mistakes.''
 
Gravitation explains several phenomena
 
#the force that allows us to move on Earth
 
#the motion of the moon around the Earth
 
#the motion of the planets around the Sun
 
#the tides due to the moon and the sun
 
===Activity No # 1 - See gravity in action===
 
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* '''Estimated Time''' - 30 minutes
 
* '''Materials/ Resources needed''' - Projector
 
* '''Prerequisites/Instructions, if any'''
 
* '''Multimedia resources'''
 
Image(s) Source:
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gravity_action-reaction.gif Wikipedia-Gravity-Action-Reaction]<br>
 
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Simple_gravity_pendulum.svg/300px-Simple_gravity_pendulum.svg.png Wikipedia-Simple-Gravity-Pendulum]
 
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|Image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gravity_action-reaction.gif/220px-Gravity_action-reaction.gif
 
|Look at this animation here
 
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|Image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Simple_gravity_pendulum.svg/300px-Simple_gravity_pendulum.svg.png
 
|Look at the picture of a pendulum here
 
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* '''Website interactives/ links/ simulations'''
 
* '''Process (How to do the activity)'''
 
#Show the multimedia resources
 
#Generate a mind map on what students understand about gravitation
 
* '''Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)'''
 
#What causes the small sphere to move towards the larger one?
 
#Is there a force?
 
#What is the nature of that force?
 
#In a pendulum what is the force acting?
 
* '''Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)'''
 
#Can you state the force you have observed as a law?
 
#What are the various factors it depends on?
 
* '''Question Corner'''
 
#How do we walk?
 
  
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* '''Materials/ Resources needed'''
 
* '''Prerequisites/Instructions, if any'''
 
* '''Multimedia resources'''
 
* '''Website interactives/ links/ simulations'''
 
* '''Process (How to do the activity)'''
 
* '''Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)'''
 
* '''Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)'''
 
* '''Question Corner'''
 
  
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Concept Map

[maximize]

Additional Resources

Reference books

  1. Conceptual Physics, Paul Hewitt, 10th Edition
  2. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Douglas C. Giancoli, 3rd Edition
  3. Resnick & Halliday with Jearl Walker, 8th Edition
  4. NCERT Class 9 textbook Motion
  5. NCERT Class 9 textbook Laws of Motion
  6. NCERT Class 9 textbook Gravitation

Additional web resources

  1. Walter-Levin.png
    This is a college lecture by Prof Walter Levin explaining gravitation. Click here to see the video.



  2. Illustrations and videos to accompany the textbook Conceptual Physics
  3. Physics Classroom


Teaching Outlines

Notes for teachers

These are short notes that the teacher wants to share about the concept, any locally relevant information, specific instructions on what kind of methodology used and common misconceptions/mistakes.

  1. Forces can act at a distance and are called non-contact forces. To understand gravitation, we need to understand inertial and gravitational properties of mass. Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces. This document further discusses the concept of acceleration due to gravity and gravitational potential energy. Gravity is responsible for planetary motion and introduces the Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
  2. In everyday life, gravitation is most familiar as the cause due to which masses fall to the ground. Gravitation causes dispersed matter to coalesce, and coalesced matter to remain intact, thus accounting for the existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe. Gravitation is responsible for keeping the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun; for keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth; for the formation of tides; for natural convection, by which fluid flow occurs under the influence of a density gradient and gravity; for heating the interiors of forming stars and planets to very high temperatures; and for various other phenomena observed on Earth and the Universe. These are some of the questions we will explore here.
  3. Gravitational force acts over a distance through a field and is one of the four fundamental forces. Gravitational force is a very small force. Idea of a force field and that forces can act at a distance. The distance over which the effect of a force can be felt is called its field. Gravitation explains several phenomena
    1. the force that allows us to move on Earth
    2. the motion of the moon around the Earth
    3. the motion of the planets around the Sun
    4. the tides due to the moon and the sun

Concept #1 - Contact and Non-Contact Forces

Learning objectives
  1. Forces can act in contact
  2. Forces can act over a distance
Activities
  1. Activity 1 - The various forces we see
  2. Activity 2 - More about contact forces
  3. Activity 3 - Understanding mass
  4. Activity 4 - Understanding forces acting at a distance

Concept #2 - Gravitation is a field force

Learning objectives
  1. Gravitational force acts at a distance - this force is due to the gravitational property of mass
  2. Weight is due to force called gravity
Activities
  1. Activity 5 - See Gravity in Action
  2. Activity 6 - Introducing the idea of weight



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