The Science of Flight - Presentation
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.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to describe pushes and pulls and the forces used to move objects.
- We are learning to identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance.
Curriculum alignment
AC9S4H01
9
Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations
AC9SFH01
9
Explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world
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
AC9S6I01
9
Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions
AC9S3I03
9
Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate
AC9S6H01
9
Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others
AC9S3I06
9
Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate
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
AC9S4I01
9
Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
AC9S4I06
9
Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate
AC9S5H01
9
Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others
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
AC9S3I01
9
Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
AC9S5I01
9
Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions
AC9S2H01
9
Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions
AC9S1I02
9
Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
AC9S1I01
9
Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences
AC9S1U03
9
Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape
AC9S1H01
9
Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions
AC9SFI05
9
Share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others
AC9SFI03
9
Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance
AC9S2I01
9
Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences
AC9SFI02
9
Engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses
AC9S2I02
9
Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
AC9S3H01
9
Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations
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
ACSIS093
8.4
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
ACSIS011
8.4
Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses
ACSIS110
8.4
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
ACSIS231
8.4
With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations
ACSIS232
8.4
With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations
ACSIS012
8.4
Share observations and ideas
ACSHE021
8.4
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
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
ACSHE013
8.4
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
ACSHE022
8.4
People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things
ACSHE050
8.4
Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships
ACSIS024
8.4
Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
ACSIS064
8.4
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
ACSIS038
8.4
Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions
ACSIS053
8.4
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
ACSIS037
8.4
Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
ACSHE034
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
ACSSU033
8.4
A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape
ACSIS060
8.4
Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations
ACSSU076
8.4
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
ACSHE061
8.4
Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships
ACSIS025
8.4
Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions
ACSIS071
8.4
Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations
ST2-10ES-S
old
Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface
ST3-5LW-T
old
Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition
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
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
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
ST1-5LW-T
old
Identifies how plants and animals are used for food and fibre products
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
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
ST2-1WS-S
old
Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
ST2-2DP-T
old
Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST2-4LW-S
old
Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things
ST2-5LW-T
old
Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter
ST3-10ES-S
old
Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface
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
ST1-10ES-S
old
Recognises observable changes occurring in the sky and on the land and identifies Earth’s resources
STe-7DI-T
old
Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices
STe-5PW-ST
old
Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces
STe-2DP-T
old
Develops solutions to an identified need
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
STe-6ES-S
old
Identifies how daily and seasonal changes in the environment affect humans and other living things
ST3-7MW-T
old
Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
ST3-6MW-S
old
Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials
ST1-1WS-S
old
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
STe-1WS-S
old
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas
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
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
VCSSU064
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
VCSIS055
Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways
VCSIS072
Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language
VCSSU041
People use science in their daily lives
VCSIS088
Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships
VCSIS068
Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations
VCSIS051
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions
VCSIS067
Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies
VCSIS050
Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
VCSIS065
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
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