Weight On Different Planets Activity

This is a fun weight on different planets activity! Students have fun finding out how heavy or how light they would be elsewhere in the solar system!

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This worksheet has students take either their own weight (or another weight of their choosing) and use it to calculate their weight on other planets in our solar system and the moon. (The calculation is a simple single multiplication, with an example provided.) They also calculate the weight of a zebra and a textbook on the other planets. There are then 12 follow-up analysis questions.

Teacher Notes:

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• Answer key is included.
• This weight on different planets activity is not editable.
• Related NGSS Standards: MS-PS2-5, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4
• NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Using mathematics and computational thinking
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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.