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Good Day!

Classroom
Rules
1. listen to 2. Participate
your teacher and cooperate
and behave during the
accordingly. activities.
4. Respect your
teacher and
3. Don’t make any classmates.
unnecessary noises.
Models of universe

Ptolemaic Copernican Tychonic


System System System
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, the students will be able to:

● Describe how Kepler’s law contributed to our


understanding of how planets move around the sun;
● Explain the motion characteristics of a planet;

● Demonstrate mastery on use of equations on


Kepler’s third law; and

● Create a planetary motion model with the use of


recyclable materials.
DIY Gravity Well
Instruction:

Place the heavy ball in the center of the fabric.

Hold the smaller ball and position it on the side of the


model.

Roll the marble along the side of the model.

Observe.
Johannes
Kepler

A great
mathematician who
lived in Graz
Tycho Brahe

• Determining the orbit of


the planet Mars
• The movement of which
fit problematically into
the universe as described
by Aristotle and Ptolemy
❖ Keep Kepler busy while he worked to
perfect his own theory of the solar system
❖ Based on a geocentric model.
❖ Firmly believed in the Copernican model
of the solar system known as heliocentric.
❖ Mars' orbit was problematic .
❖ The orbits of the planets are not circles, but
rather ellipses.
Kepler’s
Laws of
Planetary
Motion
Elliptical bit
Materials: Procedure:
A piece of board
1. All you need is a piece of yarn, two
thumbtacks, two sticks some
Thumbtacks cardboard, and a pencil.
2. The thumbtacks and sticks should be
placed at the foci.
Yarn
3. Put the cardboard under the paper,
so the thumbtacks stay in place.
Pen/Pencil
4. The pencil pulls the yarn right and
draw out the ellipse.
Sticks
First Law: The Law of Ellipses

Kepler’s first law states


that the planets move in an
elliptical orbit around the
sun, with the sun at one of
the foci of the elliptical orbit.
Orbital velocity
𝐺𝑀
𝑉𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 =
𝑟
↓ r=↑ 𝑉𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙
↑ r=↓ 𝑉𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙
Second Law: The Law of Equal Areas

Second law is referring to equal


areas and describes the speed at
which any given planet will move
while orbiting the sun.
Third Law: The Law of Harmonies

Average radius or orbit (r) is directly


proportional to the square of the planet’s
orbital period (T2)

3
r =kT2
Planetary Data Applied to Kepler’s Third Law
Planetary Data Applied to Kepler’s Third Law
Third Law: The Law of Harmonies

If a planet’s orbital motion around its


star circular, the Vorbital is also equal to
circular motion velocity.

Vorbital = VCM
Problem #1
Assuming the orbital period of earth around
the sun is 365 days. Calculate the average distance
between the earth and the sun.

Use the following information in your


calculations:
Mass of sun = 2.0x1031 kg
Mass of earth = 6.0x1024 kg
Problem #2

A satellite orbits the planet xerus in a


circular path with a radius of 4.0x106 m
and orbital of 4 hours. Calculate the period
for a satellite orbiting term at a radius of
1.5x107 m.
Concept Check

Divide the orbit of your ellipse into


12. Label each divided part with the names
of the months. Consider the concept of the
second law of Kepler’s planetary motion.
Concept Check

Short
Quiz
Assignment
Using available resources in
your homes, you are required to
make your own modified model
of planetary motion. You may
utilized any recyclable materials
that are found on your
household. Use your creativity in
creating your model.
Thank you!

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