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Lunar lift off
In this lesson, students will consider the differences in gravity between the Earth and the Moon and the meaning of mass, weight and gravity. They will then use stills from footage of the Apollo 17 Lunar lift off to calculate the speed during the initial ascent.
Curriculum links:
- Reading and taking measurements from a graph.
- Speed, distance, and time.
- Calculating time given a speed and distance.
- Making measurements.
- Gravity, weight and mass.
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