Life Without Gravity Reading Article and Worksheet

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Students read about the top 10 bizarre and unexpected ways life would be different without gravity. This stand-alone lesson is great as a gravity sub plan!

Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!

In this activity, students will:

  • READ the engaging article Top 10 Ways Life Would Be Weird Without Gravity. They’ll learn humorous and eye-opening ways that life would be different without gravity.
  • ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required because all answers come directly from the text.

Go BEYOND Typical Examples with Ideas Such As:

  • Einstein’s theory of relativity tells us that time would speed up with no gravity.
  • Flames would be spherical.
  • Forests would be tangled, chaotic webs of stems and roots growing in every direction.
  • Animals that use gravity to help them navigate would be lost and confused.
  • Plus 6 more interesting examples!

Teacher Notes:

  • Includes answer key.
  • Please note that this gravity reading is not editable.
  • Related Standards: NGSS MS-PS2-4 and ESS1-2
  • A link to a digital Google Slides version of this activity is included in the downloadable PDF.
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-ESS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
  • NGSS MS-PS2-4: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the masses of interacting objects.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: HS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4