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Gravitation 3.8
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Gravitation 3.8

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Topic:

Grade Level: 9-12

Body: Our Solar System

Mission:

Science Education Standards: The Origin and Evolution of the Earth System.

  • The sun, the Earth, and the rest of the solar system formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago. The early Earth was very different from the planet we live on today.

Short Description: An interactive gravity modeler that can simulate a solar system, and allows you to drag the planets into new parameters; this can be used to observe gravitational interaction.

Source: Aracnoid.com


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Last Updated: 12 Mar 2012