My Solar System
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In this online activity, learners build their own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet. With this orbit simulator, learners can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then see them orbit each other. This activity includes an online simulation, sample learning goals, teaching ideas, and translations in over 30 languages.
- Under 5 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- free
- Ages 11 - adult
- Activity, Model, Simulation
- Arabic, Basque, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Computer with online access, current Macromedia Flash software, and mouse
Subjects
- Earth and Space Science
- Astronomy
- Stars and Galaxies
- Size and Scale
- Earth Structure
- Earth, Moon and Sun
- Solar System
- The Sun
- The Moon
- The Planets
- Asteroids and Comets
- Astronomy
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Plane Geometry
- Measurement
- Units of Measurement
- Size and Scale
- Circles
- Geometry
- Physical Sciences
- Motion and Forces
- Momentum and Velocity
- Projectile Motion
- Newton's Laws
- Kepler's Laws
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Mass and Weight
- Motion and Forces
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Conducting Investigations
- The Scientific Process
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- use mouse
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Foreign language versions of this resource:
- Arabic: مجموعتي الشمسية
- Arabic: مجموعتي الشمسية (Saudi Arabia)
- Chinese: 太阳系系统 (Simplified)
- Chinese: 我的太陽系 (Traditional)
- French: Mon système solaire
- German: Mein SonnenSystem
- Italian: My Solar System
- Spanish: My Solar System
- Spanish: Mi Sistema Solar (Colombia)
- Basque: Nire Eguzki-sistema
- Croatian: Solarni sustavi
- Danish: Mit solsystem
- Dutch: my-solar-system
- Estonian: Minu päikesesüsteem
- Greek: Το ηλιακό μου σύστημα
- Hebrew: מערכת השמש שלי
- Hungarian: Az én naprendszerem
- Japanese: 太陽系(My Solar System)
- Korean: 나의 태양계
- Persian: حرکت پرتابه
- Polish: Mój Układ Słoneczny
- Serbian: Мој Соларни систем
- Slovak: Moja slnečná sústava
- Turkish: Güneş Sistemim
- Vietnamese: Thái Dương Hệ của tôi
- Portuguese: Meu Sistema Solar
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Dubson, Michael; Gratny, Mindy; Harlow, Danielle
Source Collection:
- PhET Interactive Science Simulations
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, University of Colorado, ©2011
Funding Sources:
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- Excellence Center of Science and Mathematics Education at King Saud University
- O'Donnell Foundation
