3-Aut2-F
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Outcomes
Pupils should be able to give examples for, label and name a range of forces including
- Applied Force (push/pull)
- Frictional Forces
- Normal Force (Reaction)
- Gravitational Force (Weight/gravitational pull)
- Thrust
Specification References
1.7 Express a force as a push or a pull of one body on another
1.8 Identify various types of force (e.g. gravitational, electrostatic etc)
Starter
Main Body of Lesson
Forces circus
- laminated copies are provided with the circus- copy in science shared
- There are student sheets to go with the circus. It includes questions and force diagrams from each station
- File too large to upload - copies can be made from science shared file
- Discuss the stations as a class. There is a powerpoint in science sharered which goes through the student sheets. This is also opportunity to use the hand held white boards to test their understanding.
Plenary
Homework
Additional Information
Resources Required
- Frictional- slope with different objects (car, glass block and wooden block) where they change and measure the angle + hovercraft
- Gravitational – different masses on a Newton Scale, planetry model
- Applied Force – Push or Pull and Thrust – pulling brick with Newton meter, stones on a tray and water jug, stream of peas to drop onto a balance, balloon with a small tube and placed over a large retort stand + balloon pump
- Air resistance force/drag– ball bearing dropping through oil, model of dolphin, dropping ball and feather, parachute person
- Normal Force- block and strong card
- Thrust - balloon (long ones and fat ones), straws, some strige to go from the front of the lab to the back of the lab close to the ceiling
Textbook References
- None
Website References
- None
Skills Addressed
Safety/Hazards
- A tank with water in it will be heavy and so is only to be moved by the technician; please refer to the Manual handling section of the Laboratory Lessons Health and Safety Risk Assessment
- When using springs, goggles must be worn
- The main risk is from the vacuum pump and apparatus. The specific risk assessment must be read before using the apparatus.
- General Laboratory Health and Safety Risk Assessment
Notes
- None
