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Science / Year 1 / Science understanding / Physical sciences
Curriculum content descriptions
describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape (AC9S1U03)
Elaborations
- observing and manipulating everyday objects such as playground equipment, toys, windows or doors and identifying the forces used to move these objects
- investigating how the design of age-appropriate sporting equipment such as paddles, plastic bats and racquets help to produce stronger pushes and pulls
- recognising that pushing or pulling on an object can start or stop its motion or change its direction of travel
- exploring ways the shape of playdough can be changed when pushed or pulled
- designing playground equipment, toys or games and representing push and pull forces involved using models, digital drawings or role-play
- investigating the push and pull movements of traditional First Nations Australians children’s instructive toys
- exploring how traditional Asian toys and games such as a kendama, Daruma Otoshi or shuttlecock are played using a push or pull
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Discovery (Observations), Mechanical energy, Observations (Data), Reciprocal actions