Learning objective
Knowledge
- To describe water resistance and its effects.
Working scientifically
- To design a results table.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can define the term water resistance.
- I can
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National curriculum
Science
Forces
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Statistics
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Air resistance.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should fold the Resource: Results grid (support) to give the correct number of rows and columns for their results table; could watch the Pupil video: Mean average song from Lesson 2: Air resistance; could use the link: FoldNFly - Paper aeroplane design to help them with their paper aeroplane design.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should make a video explaining the features of their paper aeroplanes; could design a streamlined aquatic animal or submarine in their books; could choose an extension activity relating to water resistance from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Unbalanced forces.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining the term water
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can define the term water resistance as a contact force that opposes motion to slow or stop objects moving through water.
- I can describe the effects of water resistance: it slows and stops objects moving through water as it opposes motion.
- I can describe the relationship between surface area and water resistance: the smaller the surface area, the less the water resistance and the less the slowing effect.
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Vocabulary definitions
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aerodynamics
The study of how air moves around things, helping to design objects that can move through air smoothly and quickly.
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streamlining
Shaping objects so they can move through air or water more easily, with less resistance.
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Example work
Barton Moss Community Primary School, Manchester
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In this unit
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Last update: 18th September, 2024
