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Gravity - the Universe's main attraction

Learn more about the force of gravity.

Your weight on other worlds

Check your weight on any planet and find out why it differs.

The gravity story

A wealth of information and some great interactive simulations all about gravity.

Newton in action - gravity

Watch these three short videos on gravity.

Pulling you down – gravity

Have a go at these two simple activities to help your understanding of gravity.

Galileo drops the ball

Recreate Galileo's Pisa Experiment. Click on the picture to get started.

Gravity launch

Complete a number of tasks by controlling the thrust and angle of a rocket launch.

Moon olympics!

What would it be like to play sports on the Moon?

Weight, mass and gravity (Bitesize)

Find out about the difference between mass and weight.

Omega sector

Find the Omega Sector icon then try to get back to base, through hostile space

How stuff works: GPS

An explanation of how GPS receivers work, from the excellent Howstuffworks site. Much too complex for most KS3 pupils, but teachers will find it useful background.

Living in space

NASA site for kids and the public about living in space, including videos and simulations. Some material is quite complicated.

The physics of Aristotle versus the physics of Galileo

Find out how Galileo laid the foundation of our modern ideas on motion.

Aristotle-vs-Galileo

Find out about how objects fall by watching this fun animation set in Pisa.

On this day: man on the Moon

Video archive from BBC News Online, showing Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin on the moon, with other archive info

The origin of the Moon

Interesting and accessibly written site from the US public TV programme NOVA about the origin of the moon, giving the main theories considered.

Simultaneous drop of two objects with different masses

Watch these 2 videos about hos objects with different masses fall.Needs Quicktime to work.

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