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From Apples to Orbits: The Gravity Story

1999
"From Apples to Orbits: The Gravity Story" is a ThinkQuest 99 entry that provides a comprehensive and interactive learning guide on the topic of gravity. The content of this website covers many gravity-related topics, including sections on the physics of gravity, the history of gravitational theory, large scale and small scale effects of gravity and gravity and the human body. The text is written in an interesting, easy-to-understand style and is enriched and reinforced with illustrations, graphics and simulations of the information presented. Features such as a messageboard, question-and-answer page and a creative contest allow visitors to interact with others and to contribute to the site, a process which promotes creativity and learning. Quizzes encourage the retention of knowledge gained from the site. "From Apples to Orbits" is a fun, interactive and educational website for people of all ages which promotes knowledge on one of the most basic forces in the universe.