v9 Make Your Move

This physical science unit on movement is designed to get foundation students thinking about the forces that put objects in motion by observing movement all around them.

The unit is designed to fulfil all the physical sciences requirements for the foundation year, and is scaffolded to help students at all levels, with differentiated worksheets and activities included throughout. Everything builds to a final assessment piece, where students use what they have learned to design their dream playground.

10 x 1 hour lessons

Cross curriculum

25x resources/worksheets

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Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum - (QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)

AC9SFU02

Describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement

AC9SFH01

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

AC9SFI01

Pose questions and make predictions based on experiences

AC9SFI02

Engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses

AC9SFI03

Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance

AC9SFI04

Compare observations with predictions with guidance

AC9SFI05

Share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others

ACSSU005

The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape

ACSHE013

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

ACSIS014

Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events

ACSIS011

Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses

ACSIS233

Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas

ACSIS012

Share observations and ideas

NSW

STe-1WS-S

Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas

STe-2DP-T

Develops solutions to an identified need

STe-5PW-ST

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

STe-6ES-S

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

STe-7DI-T

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

STe-3LW-ST

Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things

STe-4MW-ST

Identifies that objects are made of materials that have observable properties

VIC

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

VCSIS050

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

VCSIS051

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

VCSIS055

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

Overview

The key concepts in this unit include:

Observing how things move and grouping them based on their movement.
Observing and describing ways that different and unusually shaped objects move.
Comparing the way that similar shaped objects of different sizes roll and bounce.
Exploring how the material something is made of affects how it moves.

Learning Intention

We are learning to describe how objects move and that their movement depends on their size and shape.
We are learning to describe how objects move and that their movement depends on their size and shape.