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May the Force be with You -- All about Force and Gravity WorksheetMay the Force be with You -- All about Force and Gravity Worksheet
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May the Force be with You -- All about Force and Gravity

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Here is a fabulous set of teacher's notes that will make your next hands-on gravity and force lab fun and interesting. These notes provide you with three activities that allow children to make and test hypothesis regarding force, gravity, and inertia. All you need is some balls and marbles and you're good to go!

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making predictions, force, gravity, hypotheses, inertia, momentum, speed, the scientific method

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earth's motion, force, gravity, hands on science, hypothesis testing, inertia, making predictions, momentum, scientific inquiry, speed, science
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5th - 6th
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