Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...movement by investigating and measuring different forces involved in transportation
    • We are EXPLORING...movement by researching and classifying forces involved in transportation

    Context: Cultural Transportation

    Links to the Holistic Report: Active Learner

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify the forces involved in different forms of transportation
    • Describe different forces acting on moving objects
    • Investigate and collect data to explain forces

    Keywords: Buoyancy, upthrust, gravity, air resistance (drag), friction, weight, Newton

    Activities:

    1. Practical activity: Investigate the forces involved in parachutes
    2. Hands-on activity: build spring launchers to measure forces
    3. BrainPop: Forces video
    4. Literacy activities: Balancing Act + Benefits of using electric bicycles (refer to Google Classroom for the articles and corresponding questions)