This assessment is designed to be used at the completion of the Push and Pull Science Unit. Students will demonstrate their learning from the unit by identifying the different forces used by the pom pom popper, as well as how different amounts of force can affect the toy’s movement.
Write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using everyday and scientific vocabulary
Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape
Make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate
Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape
Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions
Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as appropriate
Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways
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
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions
Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations
Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas
Develops solutions to an identified need
Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
Describes observable features of living things and their environments
Identifies how plants and animals are used for food and fibre products
Identifies that materials can be changed or combined
Describes how the properties of materials determine their use
Recognises observable changes occurring in the sky and on the land and identifies Earth’s resources
Describes common forms of energy and explores some characteristics of sound energy
Investigates how forces and energy are used in products
Describes, follows and represents algorithms to solve problems
Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented
Students with learning, drawing or writing difficulties may need to answer questions verbally.
Have students design their own toy that uses the push or pull force to move.