Kepler's Laws (Guided)
A guided lesson leading students to discover Kepler's three laws of planetary motion through prediction, observation and reflection. The full interactive is available to…
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Kepler's Laws Explorer, Years 7–10
An explorer for Kepler's three laws covering elliptical orbits, equal areas swept in equal times, and the relationship between orbital period squared and semi-major axis cubed. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 7, 10Explorer
Learning outcomes
- Describe planetary orbits as ellipses.
- Explain why a planet moves faster near the Sun.
- Use the relationship between orbital period and distance.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to predict where a planet moves fastest before showing the equal-area sweep.
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