Science / Year 7 / Science Understanding / Physical sciences

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Investigate the role of friction in performance of bicycle tyres. Test how the type of tread affects grip and speed. Choose tyres best suited to track and weather conditions in a time trial. This learning object is one in a series of four objects.

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Investigate braking efficiency of cars and trucks by testing stopping distances under controlled conditions. Test effects of vehicle type, tyres, road surface and weather conditions. Choose driving speed, then apply brakes and compare stopping distances. Estimate distances from target markers. Answer questions about antilock ...

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Help warehouse workers lift crates by using a rope and pulleys. Explore relationships between mass, force, distance and work. Notice that pulleys change the direction of a force and make it easier to lift loads. Solve a range of lifting problems by using combinations of worker numbers (force) and pulley numbers. This learning ...

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This resource, including student videos, provide opportunities for students to identify types of forces, determine whether forces are balanced or unbalanced and compare water and air resistance. They will conduct an investigation into the relationship between friction and different types of surfaces. Students will design, ...

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What part does the force of friction play in our everyday lives? Friction can be an advantage (friend) or a problem (foe). Join interviewer Doug Traction and professors Static, Slide, Rolling and Fluid at the National Tribology Research Centre as they have forceful fun investigating friction. This video won a prize in the ...

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Peter Rowsthorn visits the Australian International Air Show to answer the question, 'What effect does g-force have on the human body?' Join Pete in the cockpit of a light plane for some aerobatics with pilot David Pilkington. G-force expert Dr David Newman explains the science as Pete endures up to 6 g in the aircraft.

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A webpage about surfing safety, dangerous waves and rips, and the history and science of surfing. A 'For Kids' section provides games and quizzes for young swimmers and surfers.

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This is a student guide about the science of toys that contains information and hands-on inquiry activities. It is part of a comprehensive curriculum resource that covers physics content descriptions in year 7 of the science curriculum. The resource uses toys as a context and integrates the year 7 strands of Science Understanding, ...

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This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of burning both ends of a balancing candle. This activity is most likely to be done as a teacher demonstration for safety and classroom management reasons, particularly at primary school level.

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Explore the relationships between cog size, speed, direction of motion and gear ratios. Change the settings on four interlocking cogs. For example, change the number of teeth on a green cog and look at its effect on an interlocking red cog. Answer questions about gear ratios. Look at different cog combinations to answer ...