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Weightlessness

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Students compare and contrast the terms "weight" and "mass". In this physics lesson, students observe an experiment in which objects are placed on a balance scale and weighed under different circumstances. Partners drop items and observe the rate at which they fall. They discuss different variables that may have affected this rate.

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weight, measurement, force, gravity, mass, weightlessness

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force, gravity, mass, orbital motion, weight, weightlessness, science
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4th - 5th
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Science
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