Term 3 Week 5 - 17th - 21st Aug

Context: Space & Time

Big Ideas:  Space has always fascinated mankind.  During the past few years there has been a renewed commitment and effort to explore the Moon, Mars, other planets and celestial bodies. This term we will be focussing on aspects from Planet Earth & Beyond and the Physics of space exploration including time.  

5c's - Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity & Citizenship

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING the concepts of space and becoming familiar with scientific terms relating to space exploration.
• We are EXPLORING the concepts of physics relating to forces, motion & time.

• Give the basic definition of force with examples.
• Distinguish between various types of forces and categorise them as contact or non-contact forces
• explain Newton's laws of force with suitable examples

• Visit the websites below and complete the activities.
• Topic Related Weblinks:
  
  1. Laws of Motions - https://www.ducksters.com/science/laws_of_motion.php
  2. Speed & Velocity - https://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/speed_and_velocity.php
   Answer the following questions in your Science book:

1. Take part in the Education Perfect Science Competition - I have set up tasks related to Forces & motion.
2. Write down the 3 Laws of Motion with examples. Make a video yourself to show how these laws might apply. E.g  riding a bike, skate board or through the practical activity suggested.
3. Write down the definition of Speed & Velocity and the formulae to calculate this.
4. Differentiate between speed & velocity and write down the 
5. Complete the quiz and screenshot your results. Share this in Google classroom.
6. Practical activity: Making Parachutes: