Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • To recognise the effects and uses of forces.

Working scientifically

  • To write a scientific conclusion identifying cause and effect.

Success criteria

Knowledge

  • I can list

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National curriculum

Science

Forces and magnets

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Breakfast forces and ask the children to identify any pushes, pulls and twists in the story. Read through the description and act out each action.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should use the keywords on slide 6 of the Presentation: Friction to aid in writing captions on the Activity: Contact force diagrams; should use the Activity: Conclusion writing framework to aid them in writing their conclusion.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should list and draw their own examples of friction being useful or unhelpful; could choose an extension activity relating to friction from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Forces and magnets.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: listing the effects

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Knowledge outcomes

  • I can list the effects of forces: starting/stopping an object moving, changing the direction/shape of an object or speeding up/slowing down an object.  
  • I can define the term friction as a force between two surfaces in contact that opposes motion.
  • I can list some uses of friction, including opening a door or jar, causing a car to brake, lighting a match, sanding, rubbing out and brushing your teeth.
  • I can describe how surface roughness affects friction; the rougher the surface, the more friction is produced. 

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Vocabulary definitions

  • centimetres

    A unit for measuring distance or length.

  • conclusion

    A summary of what happened, using evidence and scientific knowledge.

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