This unit covers the Physical Sciences strand of the Australian Curriculum for Year 1. In this unit, students will explore the forces used to move everyday objects, through observations and hands-on experiences. Students will investigate how the design of various objects helps to produce stronger pushes and pulls. They will get hands-on experience working with and manipulating materials with a series of fun activities and experiments. Each of the lessons has an accompanying presentation and worksheet for students to complete. The unit culminates with a final assessment where students can demonstrate their understanding of the forces used to move objects.
 

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

AC9S1U03

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

Overview

The key concepts in this unit include:
 

  • Exploring the forces of push and pull.
  • Investigate the amount of force needed to move objects by pushing and pulling.
  • Investigate how pushing or pulling an object can start, stop or change its direction of travel.
  • Explore the basic concept of gravity.
  • Explore the movement of toys from around the world, including Indigenous toys.
     
Learning Intention
  • We are learning to describe pushes and pulls and the forces used to move objects.
Lessons
Linked Resources & Activities
  • Resource

    Types Of Movement

    A Poster shows some of the types of movement This poster shows the different types of movement Β 

  • Resource Year: P F 1

    Five Senses - Classroom Display

    The five senses posters display each of the five senses along with various items and images related to each individual sense. Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +4

    WALT, WILF & TIB - Science

    Designed in a science theme, this set of WALT, WILF & TIB charts have been created specifically to support classroom science units of work....

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +4

    Word Wall - Science

    Create a science themed word wall to support your classroom science units. Add your chosen vocabulary to the word wall. Make blank cards acc...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Push - Presentation

    This Push presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Pull - Presentation

    This Pull presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual...

  • Resource Year: 1 4 H

    Forces Poster Set

    Students will learn about the different types of forces that can be exerted by one object on another.Β They will learn about non-contact forc...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Push or Pull? - Presentation

    This Push or Pull presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students throug...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Power of Forces - Presentation

    This Power of Forces presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students thr...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Push and Pull - Sorting Cards

    These push and pull sorting cards make a terrific hands-on addition to your Science unit as students learn to identify the force required to...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Gravity - Presentation

    This Gravity presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through vis...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Toys from Around the World - Presentation

    This Toys from Around the World presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Push and Pull unit. It allows the teacher to walk s...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Poster

    This simple procedural text is the perfect hands-on activity for your students when learning about the concept of push and pull. It has been...

Linked Worksheets
  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Push Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different objects that require the push force to move. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Push and Pull – Title Page

    This title page has been designed to use at the beginning of the Push and Pull unit of work. You may choose to have students paste the ti...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Pull Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different objects that require the pull force to move. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Push or Pull Venn Diagram

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the differences between push and pull by cutting and pasting different...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    The Power of Forces

    This worksheet has been designed for students to record their observations as they complete various push and pull experiments. Students will...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Gravity - Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of gravity and the different objects that will be affected by gravity. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Comparing Toys

    This worksheet allows students to identify different forces that are used by different toys, by comparing one of their own toys with a toy f...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Assessment

    This assessment is designed to be used at the completion of the Push and Pull Science Unit. Students will demonstrate their learning from th...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Push and Pull - Assessment Rubric

    This assessment rubric has been designed to use alongside the assessment sheet provided in the Push and Pull Science unit. There are 3 level...

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