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AP Physics - Law of Gravity Lab: Interactive Physics - Elliptical Orbits & Kepler's 2nd Law Objectives: Students will model the motion of an orbiting body around a large central body in order to calculate the radius of orbit, the orbital and escape velocities and to qualitatively describe the elliptical shape of an orbit. Website: https://ophysics.com/f6.html Procedure: Opening Observations: Systematically, "play" with the three inputs of initial distance, initial speed and mass and note what you can about the impact on orbital shape. Provide a qualitative description and then explain why the change in a particular variable will impact the orbital shape