Description
Resources included in this bundle:
1. Contact and Non-Contact Forces (Slides & Worksheets) –
This resource includes over 16 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What the term ‘force’ means
- What forces can do to objects
- Types of contact forces: friction, tension, normal and applied forces
- Types of non-contact forces: electrostatic, gravitational and magnetic forces
- How to recognise and identify different forces
- How contact and non-contact forces are similar
- How speed affects the size of a force
- The difference between a push and a pull
- An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander game that involves forces
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about different contact and non-contact forces. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – Contact and Non-Contact Forces
Worksheet 2: Contact or Non-Contact Forces Picture Sorting Task
Worksheet 3: Is It a Push or Pull? Categorising Task
Worksheet 4: Types of Forces Multiple Choice & Short Answer Questions
2. The Effect of Friction on a Range of Surfaces (Slides & Worksheets) –
This resource includes over 19 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- How friction works
- How friction can be useful and dangerous (too much and too little friction)
- That different surfaces exert different levels of resistance on moving objects
- The three types of friction: rolling, dry (kinetic and static) and fluid friction
- Actions that involve friction in everyday life
- The effect of friction by comparing and contrasting different surfaces
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about friction. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – The Effect of Friction on a Range of Surfaces
Worksheet 2: Picture Sorting Task – Types of Friction: Rolling, Dry and Fluid Friction
Worksheet 3: Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions – Friction Quiz
Worksheet 4: Friction Experiment – Let It Roll. Includes materials, instructions and a space for students to record their results.
3. The Effects of Forces Caused by Actions (Slides & Worksheets)-
This resource includes over 15 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What forces are
- What different forces can do to an object
- How objects behave when a force is applied
- How actions can affect the behaviour of a ball: throwing, dropping, bouncing and rolling
- How to identify the changes that occur in everyday situations cause by different forces
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about the effects of forces caused by actions. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – The Effect of Forces on Objects
Worksheet 2: Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions – The Effects of Forces
Worksheet 3: Fill in the Blanks – The Cause and Effect of Forces
Worksheet 4: Mini-Experiments – Exploring the Effects of Forces on Objects
4. The Forces of Attraction and Repulsion Between Magnets (Slides & Worksheets)-
This resource includes over 17 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What magnetic energy is
- How magnets attract and repel other magnets
- The parts of a magnet and how they work
- How magnetic energy is apart of our everyday lives
- Different types of magnets: temporary, permanent and electromagnets
- Magnetic and non-magnetic materials
- Natural and man made magnets
- How the Earth acts like a giant bar magnet
- How a compass works
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – Attraction and Repulsion Between Magnets
Worksheet 2: Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions – Exploring Magnets
Worksheet 3: Magnetic Attraction and Repulsion Tasks
Worksheet 4: Magnetic Materials Sorting Task
