Thank Goodness for Gravity

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
gravity Leon Foucault pendulum earth movement rotation
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
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Thank Goodness for Gravity

The boy featured in this video has concerns about spinning through space on Earth until he is introduced to a Foucault pendulum. He learns that French scientist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault used his knowledge of pendulums to demonstrate Earth's rotation and how that movement is a steady, measurable motion rather than a dangerous one. KET adapted this video from the original produced by the Lexington Public Library in Lexington, Kentucky.

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PBS Learning Media

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