3. Concept of Gravity Force

Session 1: Experiments on gravity concept 1

Objective 1:  Discuss the mental representation that your students have about gravity

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Session 2: Experiments on gravity concept 2

Objective 1: to show that when an object is falling, it is subject to two forces: gravity and friction

Objective 2: to experiment the effect of gravity, the influence of the friction force has to be minimised

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Session 3: Challenge : How to create a opposite force to gravity

Objective 1: How to generate a force that is opposite to gravity

Objective 2: Increasing friction force not in the air but in water

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Session 4: Find the gravity center of an object

Objective 1:  To understand that a two-dimensional object has a point of equilibrium.

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Dr. Corieri Patricia

von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Chaussée de Waterloo 72
BE 1640 Rhode-Saint-Genèse

Tel: +32 (0)2 359 96 55
Fax: +32 (0)2 359 96 00

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