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Science topics ages 6 - 7
Forces and movement
Curriculum relevance
| Online lesson plan
Offline lesson
plan | Worksheet | Activity |
Quiz
Online lesson plan
Objectives
Understand that pushes are one example of a force
Identify different causes that can affect speed and movement
Make simple predictions about the outcome of an experiment
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National Curriculum
England: Key Stage 1, Science, Sc4, 2a, 2b, 2c
Wales: Key Stage 1, Physical processes, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Northern Ireland: Key Stage 1, Physical Processes, Forces and energy a, c
Scotland: 5-14 Guidelines, Science, Forces and their effects, Levels A, B,
C
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Resources required
Online activity from Science Clips website: Forces and movement
Copies of the Forces and movement worksheet from the Science Clips website
Selection of reference books and CD-ROMs
Soft balls, small cars and construction materials
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Teaching activities
Introduction
Ask the class for examples of forces. List the forces on the whiteboard. What
could make a car or a wheeled toy move faster or slower? List the reasons.
Encourage the pupils to give examples from their own experiences to justify
their answers, e.g. I can go fast down a hill on my bike without
pedalling.
Classwork using interactive
whiteboard
Select Forces and movement from the Science Clips website. Explain there is a
light and a heavy vehicle that can move along the track. Ask the children to
predict what might be the difference in the way they move? Explain the purpose
of the markings of the track. Why are these important? Select one of the
vehicles and a force of push. Set the vehicle moving and together count the
sections it travels through.
Ask a child to change the variables and predict what effect this might have.
Observe what does happen. Were they correct? Repeat with different
children.
Group work using a computer
for each group
Select and explain the activity as above. When the children know what to do,
allow them to complete the rest of the experiment at their own speed. As the
children are working, observe and question them about their choices.
Plenary
Recap on the outcomes of the experiment. Can the children recall the vehicle
that travelled the furthest distance? The least distance? What were the factors
that caused the cars to travel different distances?
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Extension
Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask the children to predict which car will
travel the furthest? How do they know? Allow them to complete the worksheet
alone.
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Suggested homework
Ask children to look for pictures of wheeled toys and vehicles they can cut
out. Stick the pictures down in order from the slowest to the fastest.
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