Physics Orbital Motion Slide Deck — NGSS Grades 9-12
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✅ NGSS aligned for Grades 9-12
✅ Answer keys included for every assignment, quiz, and test
Skip the prep time and dive straight into teaching orbital mechanics with slides that actually engage your physics students. This classroom-ready presentation transforms abstract concepts into clear, visual learning that sticks.
Watch your students finally "get" how gravitational force creates stable orbits and why satellites don't fall to Earth.
What's Included:
- ✓ Editable PowerPoint presentation — customize for your teaching style
- ✓ Visual diagrams showing centripetal force in orbital motion
- ✓ Real-world examples from satellites to planetary orbits
- ✓ Discussion prompts to drive conceptual understanding
- ✓ Orbital velocity calculations with step-by-step guidance
- ✓ NGSS HS-PS2-4 alignment built right in
Why Teachers Love This:
- No-prep implementation — download, review, and teach
- Conceptual focus helps students think like physicists, not just memorize formulas
- Visual learning approach makes abstract orbital mechanics concrete
- Interactive elements keep students engaged and participating
- Teacher-tested design from a real high school physics classroom
Perfect For:
- High school physics (grades 9-12)
- Conceptual physics courses
- Force and motion units
- Circular motion and gravitation topics
- NGSS-aligned curriculum
Pro Tip: Use the discussion prompts to have students predict orbital behavior before revealing the physics — builds critical thinking skills.
📦 Get the complete Motion unit
This resource is part of the Motion Unit Bundle — all lessons, labs, assessments, and review materials for the full unit.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
Physics Orbital Motion Slide Deck — NGSS Grades 9-12
Sale price
$4.00
Regular price $3.50Instant digital download -- no physical shipping.
✓
NGSS Aligned
✓
Instant Digital Download
✓
Created by a 7+ Year Physics Teacher
📦 Save with the Motion Unit Bundle: Get every motion resource I sell — quizzes, slide decks, labs, crosswords, warmups, the test, and the escape room — bundled for $32.20. Get the Physics: Complete Motion Unit Curriculum Bundle (9-12, NGSS) →
✅ NGSS aligned for Grades 9-12
✅ Answer keys included for every assignment, quiz, and test
Skip the prep time and dive straight into teaching orbital mechanics with slides that actually engage your physics students. This classroom-ready presentation transforms abstract concepts into clear, visual learning that sticks.
Watch your students finally "get" how gravitational force creates stable orbits and why satellites don't fall to Earth.
What's Included:
- ✓ Editable PowerPoint presentation — customize for your teaching style
- ✓ Visual diagrams showing centripetal force in orbital motion
- ✓ Real-world examples from satellites to planetary orbits
- ✓ Discussion prompts to drive conceptual understanding
- ✓ Orbital velocity calculations with step-by-step guidance
- ✓ NGSS HS-PS2-4 alignment built right in
Why Teachers Love This:
- No-prep implementation — download, review, and teach
- Conceptual focus helps students think like physicists, not just memorize formulas
- Visual learning approach makes abstract orbital mechanics concrete
- Interactive elements keep students engaged and participating
- Teacher-tested design from a real high school physics classroom
Perfect For:
- High school physics (grades 9-12)
- Conceptual physics courses
- Force and motion units
- Circular motion and gravitation topics
- NGSS-aligned curriculum
Pro Tip: Use the discussion prompts to have students predict orbital behavior before revealing the physics — builds critical thinking skills.
📦 Get the complete Motion unit
This resource is part of the Motion Unit Bundle — all lessons, labs, assessments, and review materials for the full unit.
Update your location to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
NGSS HS-PS2-2
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system. Emphasis is on the quantitative conservation of momentum in interactions and the qualitative meaning of this principle. Assessment is limited to systems of two macroscopic bodies moving in one dimension.
NGSS HS-PS3-1
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. Emphasis is on explaining the meaning of mathematical expressions used in the model. Assessment is limited to basic algebraic expressions or computations; to systems of two or three components; and to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and/or the energies in gravitational, magnetic, or electric fields.
NGSS HS-PS2-1
Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. Assessment is limited to one-dimensional motion and to macroscopic objects moving at non-relativistic speeds. Examples of data could include tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for objects subject to a net unbalanced force, such as a falling object, an object sliding down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force.
NGSS HS-PS4-1
Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media. Examples of data could include electromagnetic radiation traveling in a vacuum and glass, sound waves traveling through air and water, and seismic waves traveling through the earth. Assessment is limited to algebraic relationships and describing those relationships qualitatively.
NGSS HS-PS2-3
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute. Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.
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