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Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding / Physical sciences

The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)

Effects of Push and Pull Forces Subject Based Preview Unit
Sharing What I Know About Push and Pull Forces · Pretesting and Familiarisation Your students will share what they know about the effects of push and pull forces on the movement and shape of objects.
Push and Pull Forces Glossary · Pretesting and Familiarisation Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence.
Force Detectives · Learning Opportunities Your students will learn about forces as they act as 'force detectives'.
Changing Shape · Learning Opportunities Your students will explore how classroom materials such as playdough, paper and pipe cleaners change shape when forces are applied.
Gravity · Learning Opportunities Your students will learn about the force of gravity and contribute to a class story about a day at school with no gravity.
Buoyancy · Learning Opportunities Your students will explore buoyant force by predicting and testing which objects will float and sink and making a foil boat that can carry weight.
Building with Forces · Learning Opportunities Your students will use craft and/or construction materials to build a device that needs to have a push or pull applied to make it work.
Sharing What I Learnt About Push and Pull Forces · Demonstration of Understanding Your students will share what they have learnt during this learning sequence by adding, removing or changing what they wrote or drew on their 'What I Know' sheet.

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit
Physics: Push And Pull · Learning Opportunities Your students will explore the affects of pushing and pulling objects.
What I Have Learnt About Science · Demonstration of Understanding Your students will record what they have learnt during this unit.