Astronaut Tim Peake explains how the International Space Station is an orbiting laboratory 400km above the surface of the Earth. He details the forces that make it free-fall around the planet. Subscribe for more Physics clips from BBC Teach every Wednesday: https://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Astronaut Tim Peake explains how the International Space Station is an orbiting laboratory 400km above the surface of the Earth. It travels at 17,500 mph, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes, with the astronauts seeing the sun rise and set 16 times every day. It is free-falling around the globe, balanced between the centrifugal force of its own speed and by gravity. This clip is from the BBC series Tim Peake Bitesize. British astronaut Tim Peake discusses the science and the practicalities of living in space, ahead of his six-month stay on the International Space Station. Science presenter Fran Scott uses a series of demonstrations to show how physical forces such as vacuums, combustion reactions and friction need to be taken into account when planning a trip into orbit, and creates the chemical composition of a comet using household ingredients. For more clips from Tim Peake Bitesize: http://bit.ly/TeachTimPeake For our Physics playlist: http://bit.ly/BBCTeachPhysics For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p03gtcr9. ===================== Teaching Physics or Science? Key Stage 3 (Physics) – engage pupils with the current mission to the International Space Station focusing on British astronaut Tim Peake. Forces and how they can be balanced and unbalanced could be examined. Key Stage 4 (Physics) - engage students with the current mission to the International Space Station focusing on British astronaut Tim Peake. Forces and how they can be balanced and unbalanced could be examined. These clips are suitable for teaching Science at KS2, and Physics at KS3 and KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, they are relevant for Science at 2nd,3rd and 4th Level, and Physics at National 4 and 5. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Look out for more clips released every day on BBC Teach: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature

• published: 23 Mar 2016
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