HMH Unit 5.1 Day Four

HMH Unit 5.1 Day Four

Pgs 284-286

Gravity on Earth

• Gravity is pulling us "down" toward the center of the Earth.

• No matter where you live or what hemisphere of the Earth you are on, gravity is always going to be pulling on you.

Open Ended

How does gravity affect you? Use complete sentences.

Open Ended

What does it mean when we say an object "falls down"? Use complete sentences.

Tossing the Dough

• We know that no matter where you are on Earth, all things fall down toward Earth's surface, but is that where gravity stops?

• Have you ever dug a hole and dropped something into it? If you have, you know that the object would continue to fall down.

• That is because gravity pulls all matter toward the center of our planet.

Multiple Choice

On Earth, gravity makes things fall________.

• toward the center of Earth

• toward the equator

• toward the South Pole

Gravity Challenges

• Gravity is a force that affects all matter on Earth.

• People are in situations every day, where the force of gravity makes falling a dangerous risk. It also makes lifting things harder

• Scientists and engineers have worked hard to figure out how to overcome gravity.

Open Ended

How might you support the opinion that rock climber's biggest problem is gravity?