Week Topic Learning Outcomes Activities and resources Assessments Curriculum link 1 Balanced and 5 Key facts about forces Forces booklet 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 Unbalanced A force is a push, pull or twist Amazing Science 7, ch7: forces Forces have magnitude and direction balancing forces Newton’s first law: An object will Forces worksheet continue in a constant state of motion Clickview video Push and Pull unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. force Forces can be represented by arrows BBC Bitesize quiz: Predict the movement of objects with forces acting on them Forces can be contact and non-contact 2 Collisions Use Newtons first law to explain the Watch the start of this video 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 physics of car crashes Car safety Understand how car safety features prevent Clickview video: The Physics of 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 injury Car Crashes Plan egg drop Design a container which could hold an Amazing Science 7,ch5: 3.2.1 egg and prevent it from breaking after a Balancing forces drop from a balcony 3 Egg drop and carry out egg drop Friction What is friction and what causes it? Amazing Science 7, ch5: 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 What factors affect friction Friction friend or enemy – Increasing or decreasing friction BBC Bitesize quiz Friction slows down moving objects Predict direction friction is acting in in various situations Reducing friction
Week Topic Learning Outcomes Activities and resources Assessments Curriculum link 1 Balanced and Unbalanced forces 5 Key facts about forces A force is a push, pull or twist Forces have magnitude and direction Newton’s first law: An object will continue in a constant state of motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. Forces can be represented by arrows Predict the movement of objects with forces acting on them Forces can be contact and non-contact Forces booklet Amazing Science 7, ch7: balancing forces Forces worksheet Clickview video Push and Pull force BBC Bitesize quiz: 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 2 Collisions Use Newtons first law to explain the physics of car crashes Watch the start of this video 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 Car safety Understand how car safety features prevent injury Clickview video: The Physics of Car Crashes 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2 Plan egg drop Design a container which could hold an egg and prevent it from breaking after a drop from a balcony Amazing Science 7,ch5: Balancing forces 3.2.1 3 Egg drop and carry out egg drop Friction What is friction and what causes it? What factors affect friction Increasing or decreasing friction Friction slows down moving objects Predict direction friction is acting in in various situations Reducing friction Amazing Science 7, ch5: Friction – friend or enemy BBC Bitesize quiz 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2
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