select and apply appropriate scientific notations, nomenclature and scientific language to communicate in a variety of contexts (ACSCH008, ACSCH036, ACSCH067, ACSCH102) construct evidence-based arguments and engage in peer feedback to evaluate an argument or conclusion (ACSCH034, ACSCH036) Topic: Forces Inquiry question: How are forces produced between objects and what effects do forces produce? Content Teaching, learning and assessment Web Resources Students: Students review three laws of motion and list illustrative examples. Newton’s using Laws of Motion, Newton’s information and activities through Science NASA’s website contains describe static and dynamic Foundations about three laws. Newton’s interactions between two or Carry out first-hand investigations analysing the forces and accelerations in more objects and the changes different situations such as dynamics trolleys, a mass hanging on a spring, a that result from: falling mass, one trolley pulling another, and an a contact force Atwood’s machine – Compare the use of three laws for contact forces to forces in fields. a force mediated by fields Newton’s – Students: Investigate the conditions required for an equilibrium of forces and compare explore the concept of net force using the can be downloaded for students to ’s interactive simulation which and equilibrium in use to demonstrate forces in equilibrium. and simple Draw vector diagrams to represent the forces between multiple bodies in contexts using: different situations (ACSPH050) Explore using an interactive simulation on the PhET site that students can algebraic addition – use to demonstrate the resolution and addition of multiple vectors. vector addition – Calculate relative velocities in a range of scenarios such as a boat crossing a vector addition by – flowing river; a plane flying with a crosswind. resolution into components Predict forces on a force table with a ring and four masses hanging on solve problems or make pulleys, and conduct an investigation to analyse the prediction. quantitative predictions about resultant and component forces by applying the following relationships: FAB = -FBA –
select and apply appropriate scientific notations, nomenclature and scientific language to communicate in a variety of contexts (ACSCH008, ACSCH036, ACSCH067, ACSCH102) construct evidence-based arguments and engage in peer feedback to evaluate an argument or conclusion (ACSCH034, ACSCH036) Topic: Forces Inquiry question: How are forces produced between objects and what effects do forces produce? Content Teaching, learning and assessment Web Resources Students: using Newton’s Laws of Motion, describe static and dynamic interactions between two or more objects and the changes that result from: – a contact force – a force mediated by fields Students review Newton’s three laws of motion and list illustrative examples. NASA’s website contains information and activities through Science Foundations about Newton’s three laws. Carry out first-hand investigations analysing the forces and accelerations in different situations such as dynamics trolleys, a mass hanging on a spring, a falling mass, one trolley pulling another, and an Atwood’s machine Compare the use of Newton’s three laws for contact forces to forces in fields. Students: explore the concept of net force and equilibrium in and simple contexts using: (ACSPH050) – algebraic addition – vector addition – vector addition by resolution into components solve problems or make quantitative predictions about resultant and component forces by applying the following relationships: – FAB = -FBA Investigate the conditions required for an equilibrium of forces and compare using the ’s interactive simulation which can be downloaded for students to use to demonstrate forces in equilibrium. Draw vector diagrams to represent the forces between multiple bodies in different situations Explore using an interactive simulation on the PhET site that students can use to demonstrate the resolution and addition of multiple vectors. Calculate relative velocities in a range of scenarios such as a boat crossing a flowing river; a plane flying with a crosswind. Predict forces on a force table with a ring and four masses hanging on pulleys, and conduct an investigation to analyse the prediction.
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