Assessment Week Topic Content Activities Resources and Experiments & Homework Non-contact forces gravity, electrostatic and – Brainstorm types of force. 1 magnetic Types of Diagrams showing everyday (short Contact forces mechanical (push, pull, etc.), – force situations where these forces week) friction, tension, air resistance (drag), support / are evident. reaction force, buoyancy Explain the concepts compression and tension. Relate these to Newton’s third law of motion (brief explanation as Newton’s Laws will be covered in more details later in the term). Investigating Column Shapes, Structures Investigating Column Diameter – 2 Discuss the properties of various materials that are Loads on Bridge Columns, Forces used to build structures and relate the material Material Testing, properties to the job the materials have to do. Define stress and discuss its effect on different building materials. Hooke’s Law experiment - determination of the spring Could extend by determining Define strain and relate its importance to materials constant for a stretched spring. the energy stored by the spring Expt. 3 Elasticity (could also include the concepts of & ‘creep Do elastic bands obey Hooke’s up fatigue’). Law? Could they be used in Expt. 7.8 page 227 force- meters? Explain how the position of the centre of mass and the width of the base affect the stability of an object. Stability Relate this to building design. – 4 Centre of Mass Explain how advances in science and engineering have meant taller and safer buildings, but also older buildings like the Learning Tower of Pisa can be saved.
Week Topic Content Activities Resources and Experiments Assessment & Homework 1 (short week) Types of force Non-contact forces – gravity, electrostatic and magnetic Contact forces – mechanical (push, pull, etc.), friction, tension, air resistance (drag), support / reaction force, buoyancy Brainstorm types of force. Diagrams showing everyday situations where these forces are evident. 2 Structures – Forces Explain the concepts compression and tension. Relate these to Newton’s third law of motion (brief explanation as Newton’s Laws will be covered in more details later in the term). Discuss the properties of various materials that are used to build structures and relate the material properties to the job the materials have to do. Define stress and discuss its effect on different building materials. Investigating Column Shapes, Investigating Column Diameter Loads on Bridge Columns, Material Testing, 3 Elasticity Define strain and relate its importance to materials (could also include the concepts of ‘creep & fatigue’). Hooke’s Law experiment - determination of the spring constant for a stretched spring. Do elastic bands obey Hooke’s Law? Could they be used in force- meters? Could extend by determining the energy stored by the spring Expt. 7.8 page 227 Expt. 4 Stability – Centre of Mass Explain how the position of the centre of mass and the width of the base affect the stability of an object. Relate this to building design. Explain how advances in science and engineering have meant taller and safer buildings, but also older buildings like the Learning Tower of Pisa can be saved. up
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