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Unit 4 - Forces, Pressure & Moments

 

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Lesson 4.1

 

 

  

Describing forces, measuring forces using a newton meter.

  
 

Lesson 4.2

 

  

 

Covers ideas about friction and air resistance, and fluid resistance.

  

 

Lesson 4.3

 

 

  

 

Lessons and activities for teaching about forces.

 

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Lesson 4.4

 

 

  

 

Lessons and activities for teaching about forces.

 

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Revision

  

Revision materials

 

Lots of revision materials, worksheets and more!  Includes a complete summary sheet for the module.

 

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Test

 

 

  

Assessment materials

 

Testing, target setting and more.  Coming soon.

  

 

 

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The first half of this module explores ideas about forces.  Students develop their use of technical scientific language in order to describe forces, practice measuring forces, learn to recognise whether forces are balanced or unbalanced, and calculate resultant forces.  The second half of this module builds on this and extends the work on forces to include ideas about pressure in solids, and ideas about moments and levers.

 

Ideas about pressure in liquids and gases are not covered in this module.  These concepts are introduced in unit 6.

 

Scroll down to find some of my favourite applets, images, and videos from this module.  Visit the lesson pages to find a lot more resources!

 

Click here to download the scheme of work as a word document.

 

  

 

 

 

Examples of resources in this module

  

 

 

1. Investigate friction using this applet.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Investigate how forces affect motion.

 

  

 

Teacher notes will be available here, at some point.

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 Lesson

 Title

 Notes
 

4.1

 Describing and Measuring Forces

Introduction to common forces - weight, air resistance, friction, upthrust etc.  Develop scientific vocabulary to describe forces.
 

4.2

 Friction & Air resistance

 
 

4.3

 Investigating Air Resistance

Parachute resistance race
 

4.4

 Balanced & Unbalanced Forces

Consolidating ideas of of friction, air resistance.
 

4.5

 Pressure in Solids

  
 

4.6

 Investigating Levers

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4.7

 Investigating Moments

  
 

4.8

 Calculating Moments

  
 

4.9

 Test

  
 

4.10

 Test review and target setting