Teach your students the connection between mass and gravity in a unique way, by comparing what they weigh on Earth with what they weigh on Mercury or Jupiter! We guarantee that some memorable numbers will appear and that your students will be surprised by the results.
In this worksheet we have provided a link to a website that can calculate your weight on the other planets in the solar system.
You can find it here at https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html
Product includes:
✔️ Worksheet for recording your student’s weight on other planets
✔️ Additional worksheet for a wider variety of weights on other planets
✔️ An example of how to correctly use this resource
Australian Curriculum Year 6
Science Understanding | Earth and Space Sciences | AC9S6U02 – describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
Resource Type: PDF
Number of Pages: 8
Teach your students the connection between mass and gravity in a unique way, by comparing what they weigh on Earth with what they weigh on Mercury or Jupiter! We guarantee that some memorable numbers will appear and that your students will be surprised by the results.
In this worksheet we have provided a link to a website that can calculate your weight on the other planets in the solar system.
You can find it here at https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html
Product includes:
✔️ Worksheet for recording your student’s weight on other planets
✔️ Additional worksheet for a wider variety of weights on other planets
✔️ An example of how to correctly use this resource
Australian Curriculum Year 6
Science Understanding | Earth and Space Sciences | AC9S6U02 – describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
Resource Type: PDF
Number of Pages: 8
