The motion of objects can be described and predicted using the laws of physics.
Students explain the relationship between distance, speed and time.
Additional: Students explain the difference between speed and velocity.
Engage
What do you already know?
Explore
Describe distance and displacement.
Questions
Practical Investigation 1: Distance and displacement
Speedometer vs. odometer
Practical Investigation 2: Measuring average speed
Position-Time Graphs Activity
Practical Investigation 3: Ticker timer tapes
Speed-time graphs
Speed-Time Graph Activity
Velocity-Time Graph Problem
Explain
Examples of Newton’s laws of motion
Describe or explain?
Distance vs. displacement
Explain Average Speed
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
Numbers that multiply together
Elaborate
An Equation to Calculate Displacement
Distance-time graphs
Speed-time graphs
Extension (OPTIONAL)
Extension*: Scalar vs vector
Evaluate
Quick Quiz 1
Continuous Assessment 1 – Graphs
Students relate acceleration to a change in speed and/or direction as a result of a net force.
Engage
Describe force and acceleration
Explore
The Role of Sir Isaac Newton
Wearing seatbelts
Car Design
Practical Investigation 4: Drag racing cars
Ticker Tape Analysis
Oil Drop Diagrams
Explain
How far can you go?
What are we learning?
Is this really Science?
What is inertia?
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
Numbers that multiply together
Elaborate
An Equation to Calculate Displacement
Extension (OPTIONAL)
Extension*:
Evaluate
Quick Quiz 2
Continuous Assessment 2: Measuring Speed with Ticker Timer
Students describe the relationship between force, mass and acceleration.
Additional: Students relate quantitatively, force, mass and acceleration, and apply to everyday situations.
Engage
What do you already know?
Explore
Describe distance and displacement.
Explain
Examples of Newton’s laws of motion
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
Numbers that multiply together
Elaborate
An Equation to Calculate Displacement
Extension (OPTIONAL)
Extension*: Scalar vs vector
Evaluate
Quick Quiz 1
Continuous Assessment 1 – Graphs
Students relate acceleration to a change in speed and/or direction as a result of a net force.
Engage
What do you already know?
Explore
Describe distance and displacement.
Explain
Examples of Newton’s laws of motion
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
Numbers that multiply together
Elaborate
An Equation to Calculate Displacement
Extension (OPTIONAL)
Extension*: Scalar vs vector
Evaluate
Quick Quiz 1
Continuous Assessment 1 – Graphs
Students analyse everyday situations involving motion in terms of Newton's laws.
Engage
What do you already know?
Explore
Describe distance and displacement.
Explain
Examples of Newton’s laws of motion
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
Numbers that multiply together
Elaborate
An Equation to Calculate Displacement
Extension (OPTIONAL)
Extension*: Scalar vs vector
Evaluate
Quick Quiz 1
Continuous Assessment 1 – Graphs