Search - Scootle

Refine by resource type

Refine by year level

Refine by learning area

Refine by topic

Main topic Specific topic Related topic

Listed under: Science > Forces and energy > Mechanical energy > Motion > Rotational motion > Orbits

Sort:

My solar system

TLF-IDM019551

This is an interactive resource exploring the orbital motion of a system of planets. Using the orbital simulation, students can build their own system of planets and watch the gravitational ballet. They can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then see them orbit each other. This interactive ...

View details View resource

Indigenous Astronomy and the Solar System

TLF-IDM025137

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people maintain detailed knowledge systems about objects in the Solar System, including the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, and meteors. These traditions show how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people carefully observe the movements of celestial object, explain their motions, and ...