Falling Objects
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Galileo's experiment on the relationship between speed of falling and mass.
A scientist follows in Galileo's footsteps to the Leaning Tower of Pisa where he repeats the experiment which disproved Aristotle's hypothesis that the speed at which an object falls depends on the mass. The experiment is repeated on the moon.
From:
Science Clips Forces In Action
First Broadcast
:
26 March 2004
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11
Subject : Science
Topic : Physical processes
Keywords : Forces and motion
Notes : Use to show children how an idea can be tested and how variables can be controlled. It could also be used as an introduction to gravitational force and air resistance.
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