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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
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Discovery (Observations),  Observations (Data),  Reciprocal actions

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