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)
How Objects Move Subject Based Preview Unit |
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Sharing What I Know About How Objects Move
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will share what they know about the ways in which objects move. |
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How Objects Move Glossary
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence. |
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Describing the Movement of Objects.
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will describe the different ways objects can move and connect these movements to different objects. |
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Animal Movement
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider the different ways animals move depending on their body parts, size and shape, and design a playground for their chosen animal to use. |
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Roll and Slide
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will predict and test which objects in the classroom roll and/or slide using a ramp and use a class Venn Diagram to sort the objects. |
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Bounce
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will investigate how high different balls bounce before creating a game for others to play that involves bouncing balls. |
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Push and Pull
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about push and pull forces and create a toy for a younger student that can be moved by a pull or push force. |
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Sharing What I Learnt About How Objects Move
· 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. |