1. The Acceleration Due to Gravity
Galileo investigated the motion of falling objects. Read about acceleration due to gravity on pages He was called the father of science because he believed that experimental results were needed to prove an idea.
Objective(s)/SWBAT (Students will be able to):
Describe acceleration due to gravity
Solve problems involving a the acceleration due to gravity
Activities:
Drop several objects to describe acceleration due to gravity
Example problems related to dropping a ball off of a silo
Closure:
Questions about gravitation
Assessment:
Problem set
Test
Keystones: 3.2.B

2. Today Students will be able to: Describe acceleration due to gravity.
Solve problems involving the acceleration due to gravity.
Keystones: 3.2.B

3. The Acceleration Due to Gravity
Demonstrate falling objects by dropping them from the ceiling.
Describe g and its units

4. The Acceleration Due to Gravity
The silo is 72 feet tall.
How long is the ball in the air?
How fast is it going when it hits?
What if we throw it?
Keystones: 3.2.B

5. The Acceleration Due to Gravity
A marble dropped from a bridge strikes the water in 5 seconds. Calculate the speed with which it strikes and the height of the bridge.
Keystones: 3.2.B