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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Understanding why an orbiting satellite neither travels in a straight line away from the body about which it is revolving, nor falls inward toward it, is an important concept in both astronomy and physics. Demonstrating an orbit in a classroom is made difficult by the Earth's gravity. The Earth's gravity can be used, along with simple kitchenware, to create a model of a planetary or satellite orbit.
Publication Date
Spring 1990
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
27
Issue
1
First Page
38
Last Page
39
Copyright
© Copyright 1990 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hockey, Thomas
(1990)
"Astronomy Resources,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 27:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol27/iss1/7