Overview
Students studying physics use Internet resources to determine the orbital period of satellites. Using Newton's Universal Law of Gravity, students then calculate satellite orbital velocities and altitudes. A printable version of this activity is found here.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this activity, the learner will:

 Back
to the Classroom or onward to Moving Stars
Back
to the Classroom or onward to Moving Stars 

Lesson designed by the YPOP
Team 
For questions about this lesson, please contact
Tim Slater