Gravity Mission Teacher Guide
A comprehensive teacher guide for the 'Gravity and the Red Planet' lesson, including pacing, board prompts, answer keys, and specific video timestamps for guided instruction.
Red Planet Slides
A 7-slide presentation for 9th grade physics covering Newton's Second Law, significant figures, and a multi-step mission to calculate weight on Mars. Includes embedded video and interactive pausing points for classroom instruction. Updated to ensure all text meets minimum 24px size requirements.
Mars Mission Worksheet
A structured worksheet for the 'Mission to Mars' lesson. Includes a significant figure warm-up, video note-taking space for the Moon calculation, and a multi-step Mars rover problem set emphasizing non-intermediate rounding.
Gravity Pilot Reference Card
A printable reference card for students containing the weight formula, gravitational constants for Earth, the Moon, and Mars, unit conversion factors, and the 'Golden Rule' of significant figures. Updated with improved text contrast and legibility for printing.
Mission Debrief Exit Ticket
A page of 4 identical exit tickets for the 'Mission to Mars' lesson, asking students to reflect on the importance of avoiding intermediate rounding in physics calculations.