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Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation - Lesson Plan 
  
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This is a lesson plan for teaching Newton's formulation of gravity as a universal force that acts similarly on terrestrial and astronomical object. It is linked to textual reference…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Lgravity.htm
Finding Our Place in the Solar System: The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution 
  
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This website provides computer simulations and curricular materials for teaching the history of planetary astronomy from Ancient Greece to Isaac Newton. The site includes worksheets…
https://sites.berry.edu/ttimberlake/teaching/copernican-revolution/
The Way Things Fall 
  
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This web page provides an introduction to the motion of objects due to gravity. Topics covered include free fall and acceleration due to gravity, with or without an initial velocity,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sfall.htm
General Relativity (GR) Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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W. Christian, M. Belloni, and A. Cox
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The General Relativity (GR) Package is a self-contained file for the teaching of general relativity. The file contains ready-to-run OSP programs and a set of curricular materials.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7351&DocID=...
Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project 
  
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Editor: G. Tuthill; Publisher: NASA CERES Project
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This website has an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. The site also contains web based lessons using on-line NASA…
https://btc.montana.edu/ceres/

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