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title: "Understanding gravity"
url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-27-15-50-00-understanding-gravity"
school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School"
---

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# Understanding gravity

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Today, we have learnt about Sir Isaac Newton and how he invented gravity. We used the Newton meters (which were named after him) to find out the mass and weight of objects and the link between the two.

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