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Gravity Pulls Things Down
What you will learn from this videoWhat you will learn
- Gravity is a force that pulls everything down.
- Everything on Earth is affected by gravity.
- Without gravity, we could just float away into space.
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Discussion Questions
- Before VideoWho can describe what happens if you hold a ball and then let it fall?ANSWER
The ball drops to the ground. Then, it may bounce a couple of times.
The ball goes up and then drops to the ground. Then, it may bounce a couple of times.
The ball drops to the ground. Then, it may bounce a couple of times.
The ball drops to the ground. Then, it may bounce a couple of times.
They fall fast until they open their parachute and then they float to the ground.
The force of gravity pulls objects down to the Earth’s surface.
- After VideoWhat is gravity?ANSWER
Gravity is an invisible force that pulls everything down.
People (and everything else on Earth) could just float away into space.
Heavy things like watermelons, bricks, jugs of juice, as well as light things like ping pong balls fall down to the ground when dropped off a roof.
Gravity causes it to slow down and then fall back down towards the ground.
Gravity pulls things down no matter what direction they are traveling.
People could not skydive, go down a slide, or play basketball without the force of gravity.
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Vocabulary
- Force DEFINE
A push or a pull that makes objects (things) move; it can be strong or weak.
- Gravity DEFINE
An invisible force that pulls everything down to Earth’s surface.
- Weight DEFINE
How heavy something is on Earth.
- Pull DEFINE
Using a force to move things closer.
- Push DEFINE
Using a force to move things away.
- Fall DEFINE
To go in a direction towards the ground.
- Fast DEFINE
To move at a high speed; the opposite of slow.
- Slow DEFINE
To move at a lower speed; the opposite of fast.
- Force DEFINE
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Download as PDF Download PDF View as Seperate PageWHAT IS GRAVITY?Gravity is the invisible force that pulls everything down to the ground (Earth’s surface). Everything on Earth is affected by gravity: people, plants, animals and objects. Without gravity you wouldn’t be able to go down a slide, play basketball, or skydive.
To better understand how gravity works…
WHAT IS GRAVITY?. Gravity is the invisible force that pulls everything down to the ground (Earth’s surface). Everything on Earth is affected by gravity: people, plants, animals and objects. Without gravity you wouldn’t be able to go down a slide, play basketball, or skydive. To better understand how gravity works…LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!
A watermelon is pulled down by gravity
A watermelon stays on a table because gravity pulls it down. If you drop a watermelon from a roof like we did in the video, it will fall down to the ground.