Optional Books and Videos
Picture Books
- Gravity Is a Mystery: An Acclaimed and Illustrated Science Book About the Force for Kids (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Franklyn M. Branley
- The Ups and Downs of Gravity by David A. Adler
- Gravity by Jason Chin (highly recommend!)
- Moon: Earth's Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty
- The Gravity Tree: The True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World by Anna Crowley Redding, Illustrated by Yas Imamura (biography of Isaac Newton)
Videos for Younger Learners
Crash Course Kids: Gravity Compilation
Magic School Bus Gained Weight (full episode)
Magic School Bus Laws of Motion, Force, and Gravity (full episode)
SCIShow Kids: Why Do Things Float in Space?
SCIShow Kids: Swings, Slides, and Science
Digging Deeper Videos
TED-Ed: How to Think About Gravity
TED-Ed: Gravity and the Human Body
Crash Course: Newtonian Gravity
SCIShow: Is there Gravity in Space?
Crash Course: The Gravity of the Situation