Term 3 Week 7-10
Section outline
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PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING to do Physics through the context of Fast and Furious by designing and constructing our toy cars within our groupbs
- We are PLANNING to do Physics through the context of Fast and furious by applying our learning of forces and motion in our experiments and collaborating with our groups to hypothesise how these will affect our design and toy car.
- We are PLANNING to do Physics through the context of Fast and Furious by performing a few test runs with our prototype and using the design process to see how we need to improvise and solve any problems with our toy car design.
- We are PLANNING to do Physics through the context of Fast and Furious by producing a final product of our toy car and seeing how this will perform.
Kia Ora ākonga,
For the next 4 weeks you will be creating/designing your own race in groups of 3-4. I will be trialling a self-directed, learning resource that you can use- working through the lessons at your own pace. This will complement your car design making and help you understand the science of cars better. The intention of this is to provide a similar learning structure to that of Ormiston Senior College so that you can familiarise yourself and the transition to senior college is seamless for you. There will also be extension work on the document for those of you who move through the content quicker.
Plan for the next 4 weeks is as follows:
Week 7:
Week/Date
Learning Intentions
Tasks for the week
Key Words
Links for Independent Learning
Term 3 Week 7
1.Familiarising with laboratory ( safety in lab, what different equipment are, how to use and how to read scales )
2. Reflection on assessment, looking at different aspects of your scientific report, taking teacher feedback and seeing where you could have improved.
EP: Lab safety and skills
Reading scales
review slides on this doc and take notes in your books. ( Draw the lab signs)
Scipad lab safety pages 8-11
Wednesday Experiment ( familiarising with equipment )
( In your books - draw the setup for each station)
Signs in labs and what they mean,
Names of lab equipment and how to use these .
Hazard, symbol, equipment,
Lab safety:
Equipment:
Extension:
Scipad Pages 8-11, Pages 17-19 ( in your books.
Scientific literacy article here ( write a summary about what the article is about
Look through the scientific report structure/writing slides. Write key notes in your books.
Scientific report structure/writing
Week 8:
Term 3 Week 8
Car journal - design your own cars ( released on GC 12/09)
Explain that seatbelts exert a force, preventing the wearer from moving forward.
Demonstrate how crumple zones absorb energy
Make connections between car crashes, forces and Newton’s laws.
-Research on different parts of the car ( 5 slide presentation)
Understanding the speedometer
Impacts of speeding and how to keep your car safe
What are the key parts of a car
-Wednesday: In library
Thursday/Friday experiment:
Investigating car safety features
( will be on google classroom)
Label parts of the car and their functions.
chassis frame, engine, transmission, brakes, ignition, suspension & steering, exhaust, fuel tank, battery, radiator, lights.
https://www.engineeringchoice.com/car-parts/
Video:
Extension:
Read the article on this link here and explain what crumple zone is and how it absorbs energy. What is the benefit of this?
Week 9:
Term 3 Week 9
1.Be able to define the key types of energies
4.Make connections between car crashes and kinetic energy transformation.
5.Demonstrate how kinetic energy is reliant on the mass of an object and the velocity at which it moves.
1.Access the google slides here and take notes on what Potential and Kinetic is. Are there specific types of each?
2.Bill NYE video and worksheet on google classroom ( released on 16th September - if you get to this stage earlier let me know)
3. Readworks article assigned ‘Everyday energy’
Use flipgrid and explain what different types of energies there are, and which ones are relevant in cars - link to flipgrid here
9M1 class code: 9e641c16
9M2 class code: 5959788c
kinetic energy, potential energy, gravitational, elastic and chemical potential energy, sound, thermal, mechanical , , light energy
Types of energy:
Energy in race cars
Extension:
Scientific literacy: Read the article here and provide a summary ( 250) words on what this is about
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Week 10:
Term 3 Week 10
1.Test your car design prototype, revise and look at where you need to improve
2.Test final product - we will be racing our cars on the driveway behind kapua.
3. Reflect: What could you have done better? Put this in your car journal document.
Complete your car journal
What were some limitations?
How did you overcome this?
