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Lesson Plan in Kepler’s 3rd law of Planetary Motion

Learning Competency: Apply Kepler’s 3rd law of planetary motion to objects in the solar
system.S11/12PS-IVb-45 (1day)

I. Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
 Explain why planets travels in elliptical motion;
 Discuss Kepler’s 3rd law of Planetary Motion;
 Calculate the distance of a planet from the sun; and
 Apply the Kepler’s 3rd law of Planetary Motion.

II. Subject Matter


A. Concepts : Kepler’s 3rd Law Planetary Motion
B. Materials
Manila paper
Marking pen
Laptop
Projector string
Pins

C. References:
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/users/joseph/7.Kepler.pdf
http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/archives/2012/cluster3/Cunha_Elaine.pdf

D. Process Skills
Inferring
Communicating
Classifying

E. Values Integration
Patience
Participation

III. Learning Tasks


A. ENGAGEMENT
Estimated time: 6 minutes
Activity: Watch and discuss.
 Students will view a video clip on planetary motion.
.

B. EXPLORATION
Estimated time: 8 minutes

Bridging questions:
How Kepler solve the orbit distance of a planet from the sun?

Activity: Creative Presentation


 Students will be group into five.
 Leader, secretary and reporter will be assigned to each group.
 Discuss with their group How Kepler solve the orbit distance of a planet from the
sun.
 Leaders will facilitate in the discussion/sharing within the group.
 Each group will then be asked to present their answers in a creative way.

How Kepler solve the orbit distance of a planet from the sun?

C. EXPLANATION
Estimated time: 6 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbXVpdlmYZo

D. ELABORATE
Estimated time: 20 minutes
Activity: Presentation
 A presentation on Kepler’s 3rd Law of Planetary Sample problems will be
discussed.
 http://www.tieslerphysics.com/uploads/5/4/6/9/54699825/
solutions_to_physics_i_gravity_and_keplers_laws_practice_problems.pdf
 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/Lesson-4/Kepler-s-Three-
Laws

Guide Questions:
-How to solve the mass and distance of a planet from the sun?

E. EVALUATION
Estimated time: 10 minutes
Activity: Problem solving

Guide Question:
Suppose a small planet is discovered that is 14 times as far from the sun as
the Earth's distance is from the sun (1.5 x 1011 m). Use Kepler's law of harmonies
to predict the orbital period of such a planet. GIVEN: T2/R3 = 2.97 x 10-19 s2/m3
Answer: Tplanet = 52.4 yr
Use Kepler's third law:
(Te)^2/(Re)^3 = (Tp)^2/(Rp)3
Rearranging to solve for Tp:
(Tp)^2=[ (Te)2 / (Re)3] • (Rp)3
or (Tp)2 = (Te)2 • [(Rp) / (Re)]3 where (Rp) / (Re) = 14
so (Tp)2 = (Te)2 • [14]3 where Te=1 yr
(Tp)2 =(1 yr)2 *[14]^3 = 2744 yr2
Tp = √(2744 yr2)

IV. Assignment
Galileo is often credited with the early discovery of four of Jupiter's many moons. The moons
orbiting Jupiter follow the same laws of motion as the planets orbiting the sun. One of the
moons is called Io - its distance from Jupiter's center is 4.2 units and it orbits Jupiter in 1.8
Earth-days. Another moon is called Ganymede; it is 10.7 units from Jupiter's center. Make a
prediction of the period of Ganymede using Kepler's law of harmonies.

Given:
Io: Rio = 4.2 and Tio = 1.8
Ganymede: Rg = 10.7 Tg=???
Use Kepler's 3rd law to solve.
(Tio)^2/(Rio)3 = 0.04373;
so (Tg)^2 / (Rg)3 = 0.04373
Proper algebra would yield (Tg)^2 = 0.04373 • (Rg)3
(Tg)2 = 53.57 so Tg = √(53.57) = 7.32 days

Answer: T = 7.32 days

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