Forces In Action

Grades: Year 4

Duration: 30-min show + 45-60-min workshop

Cost: From $12.00 per student (ex. GST)

Program Outline:

Big Bang Education’s Forces in Action program has been designed to help Year 4 teachers achieve the Australian Curriculum science understanding in Physical Sciences:

Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076).

Year 4 students will first experience an exciting science show which introduces them to contact forces (push/pull and friction) and non-contact forces (gravity and magnetism).

During the hands-on workshop that follows, students will investigate how the size of a force affects an object’s movement; the effects of friction on different surfaces; and the forces of attraction and repulsion on magnets.

Requirements:

A large indoor space – your school hall is ideal!
Four trestle tables or equivalent

Program Includes:

30-minute show for Year 4 cohort
45-60-minute hands-on workshop for each individual class (maximum of 30 students per group)

Curriculum Links:

The Forces in Action program covers the following areas of the Australian Curriculum (version 8.1):

Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE061)
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064)
With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment (ACSIS065)
Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately (ACSIS066)
Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends (ACSIS068)
Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS216)
Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS069)

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