1. Go Jump
Prac #5 - Gravity

2. Aim
To calculate how high you could jump on another planet.
Materials
Ruler
Calculator
Method
Write “Refer to page 344 in text book” don’t rewrite the steps from your textbook

3. Results – copy both tables into your book
Table 1: Jump height results
Table 2: My jump on other planets
Jump 1
Jump 2
Jump 3
Average
To work out the average you plus all three of your jumps together then divide that answer by 3
Eg: = 183 ÷ 3 = 61cm
To work out your predicted jump height you divide your height by the number in the first column (gravity compared to Earth’s)
Eg: 63cm ÷ 0.16 = cm

4. Discussion Conclusion
1. Identify the celestial body/bodies (planets/moon) on which you could jump: (a) the highest (b) the lowest (c )about the same as on Earth. 2. Astronauts on the Moon were able to jump higher than on Earth but not as high as you calculated above. Propose reasons why?
Conclusion
Tell me something interesting you learnt relating it back to your results