Video Podcast

I watched a video podcast featured by WGBH. It was titled, "Why doesn't the moon fall down? This video was for grades K-5." It was kid friendly and easy for them to understand. They lady talking said that the moon was always falling towards the earth. The moon is moving so fast that it won't hit the Earth. She used a tennis ball to illustrate the moon. She said when we throw and object, gravity brings it down to the center of the earth. The moon falls around the Earth in a continuous circle. If the moon were to go faster, it would escape Earth's gravity and fly off into space. If it were to go slower, gravity would pull it down into Earth. The moon going around the Earth is called Orbit. The Balance of speed and Gravity works together.
Video's like this is a great way to incorporate into a lesson. Student's learn in different ways. The lady shows a illustration and this can help student's understand better. When teaching a lesson you can take a minute and let them watch the video and then finish on with the lesson. After watching this, a project could be done on the solar system, etc. There are many different things that could be done.