Creative Commons image from Wikimedia Learning Intention: To investigate the effects of forces and to design, carry out and report on a simple practical experiment with controlled variables. Success Criteria: Students will design and carry out an experiment to find out the effect of different factors (mass of object, size of canopy or shape of canopy) on [...]
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Landing Time of a Parachute – Air Resistance
July 31st, 2012 · 10 Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments, Year 7
Year 7 Science: Forces
July 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments, Year 7
Click to Run Interactive Learning Object from PheT, Colorado Learning Intention: Students will understand that forces can start motion, stop motion, change the speed or direction of motion, change the shape of an object or have no effect at all. They will be able to distinguish between contact forces (friction, buoyancy, surface tension, [...]
60 Second Science Video Competition
May 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Physics, Year 7
What forces are involved when striking a match? Learning Intention: To work in a team to develop the skills required to produce a short video and to describe how an object moves in terms of the forces involved. Success Criteria: A successful video will clearly explain how objects move using scientific terminology and be entered into [...]
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Forces in Action
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Year 7
Image Source Learning Intention: Understand the motion of objects in terms of gravity, magnetic and electrostatic forces, bouyancy, friction and surface tension. Success Criteria: You will be able to describe how things move using simple combinations of forces. For example, “A boat floats because the bouyancy forces are greater than the forces of gravity”. Year 7 students [...]
