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The Science of Flight - Presentation

The Science of Flight - Presentation
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This presentation introduces students to the major forces involved in powered flight. It was designed as part of a STEAM activity pack that involves putting the forces to use to make and fly a paper aeroplane.

Curriculum Codes

AC9S1U03 9

Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape

AC9SFI02 9

Engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses

AC9SFI03 9

Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance

AC9S2H01 9

Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions

AC9S5I01 9

Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions

AC9S2I01 9

Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences

AC9SFI05 9

Share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others

AC9S2I02 9

Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions

AC9S5I06 9

Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S3H01 9

Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

AC9S5H01 9

Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others

AC9S1I02 9

Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions

AC9S4I06 9

Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate

AC9S6I06 9

Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S4I01 9

Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

AC9S3I01 9

Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

AC9S4H01 9

Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

AC9S1I01 9

Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences

AC9SFH01 9

Explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world

AC9S4U03 9

Identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects

AC9S3I03 9

Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S6I01 9

Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions

AC9S1H01 9

Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions

AC9S3I06 9

Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate

AC9S6H01 9

Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others

ACSIS110 8.4

Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts

ACSHE021 8.4

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events

ACSIS093 8.4

Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts

ACSHE098 8.4

Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions

ACSIS060 8.4

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations

ACSIS053 8.4

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge

ACSHE022 8.4

People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things

ACSSU076 8.4

Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance

ACSIS232 8.4

With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations

ACSHE061 8.4

Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

ACSHE050 8.4

Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

ACSIS064 8.4

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge

ACSIS024 8.4

Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events

ACSIS071 8.4

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations

ACSIS025 8.4

Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions

ACSIS012 8.4

Share observations and ideas

ACSIS038 8.4

Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions

ACSIS037 8.4

Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events

ACSIS011 8.4

Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses

ACSHE081 8.4

Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions

ACSHE034 8.4

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events

ACSIS231 8.4

With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations

ACSSU033 8.4

A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape

ACSHE013 8.4

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events

ACSIS054 8.4

With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment

ST3-10ES-S old

Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface

STe-1WS-S old

Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas

STe-6ES-S old

Identifies how daily and seasonal changes in the environment affect humans and other living things

STe-2DP-T old

Develops solutions to an identified need

STe-7DI-T old

Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices

ST3-9PW-ST old

Investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force

ST3-8PW-ST old

Explains how energy is transformed from one form to another

ST3-7MW-T old

Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes

STe-3LW-ST old

Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things

STe-4MW-ST old

Identifies that objects are made of materials that have observable properties

STe-5PW-ST old

Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces

ST3-6MW-S old

Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials

ST3-5LW-T old

Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition

ST3-4LW-S old

Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things

ST3-2DP-T old

Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST3-1WS-S old

Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions

ST2-10ES-S old

Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface

ST1-1WS-S old

Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas

ST1-10ES-S old

Recognises observable changes occurring in the sky and on the land and identifies Earth’s resources

ST2-9PW-ST old

Describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion

ST2-8PW-ST old

Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat

ST1-2DP-T old

Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST1-4LW-S old

Describes observable features of living things and their environments

ST1-5LW-T old

Identifies how plants and animals are used for food and fibre products

ST2-7MW-T old

Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes

ST2-6MW-S old

Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state

ST2-5LW-T old

Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter

ST1-6MW-S old

Identifies that materials can be changed or combined

ST1-7MW-T old

Describes how the properties of materials determine their use

ST2-4LW-S old

Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things

ST2-2DP-T old

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST2-1WS-S old

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations

VCSIS051

Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions

VCSIS082

With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules

VCSIS055

Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways

VCSIS088

Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships

VCSSU048

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

VCSIS072

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language

VCSIS068

Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations

VCSSU041

People use science in their daily lives

VCSIS067

Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies

VCSIS065

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge

VCSIS050

Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events

VCSSU064

Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance