Re: [Phys-l] FW: universal gravitation lab

["Paul Lulai" <plulai@stanthony.k12.mn.us>]

Hello.

I don't have a pre-written lab, but you can target what areas of Universal Gravitation you want to hit by using multiple online simulations.

This simulation looks at orbits & how their paths (circular, elliptical etc...) depend on original velocities
<http://www.ii.uam.es/~jlara/investigacion/ecomm/gravitacion/grav.html>

This fermi-lab simulation looks at orbits in curved spacetime.  You can hit potential wells etc...
<http://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/>

This is a demo/light version of a simulation that investigates initial velocities and orbits.
<http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/a211_l2-universal-gravitation.html>

This is a simulation of F=GmM/rr.  You can state the mass of each object, the position of each object and the simulation will plot your data.
<http://mvhs.mbhs.edu/~brgo/universal_gravitation/index.php?disp=1&disptab=&save=0&mass_1=6&mass_2=6&initial_pos_1=0&initial_pos_2=0.2&msg=Results%20are%20displayed%20below.>


Paul Lulai
Physics Teacher & Online Learning Coordinator
St. Anthony Village Senior High
Saint Anthony Village, MN
55418
(w) 612-706-1144
(fax) 612-706-1020
plulai@stanthony.k12.mn.us



-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu on behalf of White, Pat
Sent: Tue 2/6/2007 7:55 AM
To: phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
Subject: [Phys-l] FW: universal gravitation lab
 
Hi
I am looking for a universal gravitation lab.  I am high school physics teacher and I do have interactive physics on 30 computers I would love to do something on this system if it is out there.
Thanks
 
Patricia L. White
Physics/Chemistry Teacher
Manchester Twp. High School
101 S. Colonial Dr.
Manchester, NJ 08759
pwhite@manchestertwp.org
732-657-2121
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