OVERVIEW

Students learn about forces, how they arise, and how they change the motion of an object. Students also learn how to measure speed and how to tell the story of a journey with a graph. 

CAREERS

Scientist

Engineering Physicist

Astronauts

Mechanical engineering

NASA

Aerospace Engineering

Crash test engineer

Skydiving instructor

Racing driver

Aircraft engineer

Police 

SAFEGUARDING

Recognise the importance of speed limits and the impact of forces in everyday life. 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

DIVERSITY

Equal opportunities - girls into engineering? 

CULTURAL CAPITAL

Relating the movement of objects and everyday activities, such as sports, walking, cycling etc., to the content learned in this unit. 

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Maths: Plotting and Interpreting graphs; rearranging equations