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Keywords:
concept cartoons
forces
friction
group assessment
physics concepts
predictions
Task: students, in small groups, discuss a concept cartoon about rolling cans, before making a prediction about which will roll further. Assessment focus: making predictions about friction.
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Keywords:
concept cartoons
energy
explanations
forces
friction
group assessment
oral assessment
physical inquiry
science capabilities
Task: Discuss opinions, presented as a concept cartoon, about why a toy car rolled down a slope eventually stops and develop group explanation. Assessment focus: explanations
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controlling variables
fair testing
friction
group assessment
marbles
physical inquiry
Task: Select cards to show how to control the variables of an investigation into the rolling distance of marbles on different surfaces. Assessment focus: controlling variables.
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aerodynamics
friction
physics concepts
rockets
space exploration
Students are provided with a diagram of a rocket showing the different stages. Students use this to answer four questions.
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Keywords:
controlling variables
fair testing
friction
investigation
marbles
Task: select a card to show how to control the variables of an investigation into the rolling distance of marbles on different surfaces. Assessment focus: controlling variables.
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air pressure
air resistance
cars
centre of gravity
forces
friction
physics concepts
self assessment
work samples
Task: describe how different features of a racing car help it go fast. Assessment focus: technological responses to forces.
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Keywords:
air resistance
forces
friction
physics concepts
Task: Students answer questions about what will make mountain bike riders go faster. Assessment focus: Air resistance.
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Keywords:
forces
friction
graph construction
physics concepts
Task: Complete a graph from data in a table, and answer two questions. Assessment focus: speed and stopping.
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Keywords:
fair testing
forces
friction
marbles
Task: students investigate the rolling distance of marbles on different surfaces. Assessment focus: processing information to answer a question.
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Keywords:
capabilities
energy
explanations
forces
friction
group assessment
physical concepts
use evidence
Explain what affects the distance travelled by toy cars, and why they eventually stop. Assessment focus: science explanations using ideas about forces and energy.