Forces : Quest 2011
by Mark Burgess
1. Challenges
1.1. Model toys
1.2. Model Bridge
1.3. Rube Goldberg/Mousetrap device
1.4. Roman Ballista
1.5. Trebuchet
2. Practical Activities
2.1. Friction
2.2. electrostatics
2.3. magnetism
3. Syllabus
3.1. 4.6.1 the law of conservation of energy
3.1.1. Kinetic and potential
3.1.2. Energy Transformation
3.2. 4.6.2 forces
3.3. 4.6.3 electrical energy
3.4. 4.6.7 frictional force
3.5. 4.6.8 electrostatic force
3.6. 4.6.9 magnetic force
3.7. 4.6.10 gravitational force
4. Revision: Syllabus
4.1. 4.6.4 sound energy
4.2. 4.6.5 light energy
4.3. 4.6.6 heat energy
5. BIG IDEAs FOR UNIT
5.1. Start with some demo's of forces
5.2. Identify the key hands on practical learning opportunities
5.3. Research based on project
5.3.1. Identify submission dates and purpose of submitting work - progress moments
5.3.2. TEAMS - student chosen within class? project dependent?
5.3.3. Research
5.3.3.1. linked to project
5.3.3.2. collaborative
5.3.3.3. linked to open ended investigations
5.3.3.4. submitted
5.3.4. PBL focus - only last three lessons devoted to project in labs
5.4. Integrate with INCA's
5.4.1. FOrces INCA's would encounter
5.4.2. Difference in technology available - benefits to Spanish?
5.4.3. Forces involved in the technologies each culture had
5.5. Times: 4 weeks, 3lessons, 1 on each "force"
6. Submission of work
6.1. One of the Open Ended investigations as a scientific report - due Thursday Week 8, 8th September
6.2. Research - Due Friday Week 9 16th September
6.3. Photoessay of Project - Due 23rd September - Friday last day of term
7. Differentiation
7.1. Self paced in research
7.2. scaffold for report
7.3. options for photoessay
7.4. Group work
8. MI
8.1. Kineasthetic Science Practical Open Ended Investigations
8.2. Visual - photoessay on Project
8.3. Spatial - planning the design of their project
8.4. Linguistic - Report writing
8.5. Logical Mathematical - data analysis from Open Ended Investigations and Project Activities
8.6. Musical - maybe leave for INCA's unit
8.7. Interpersonal - opportunities to work in groups in research and practical
8.8. Naturalistic - nicely covered in Ecosystems unit (also INCA's)
9. Checkpoints
9.1. Students in each class in groups of 3-4
9.2. Each Group has a Google Doc Shared Planner
9.3. Each Group has planned materials for construction
9.4. Each Group has Shared Google Doc for Research
9.5. Each group has a box of resources
10. Research
10.1. Background
10.2. Friction
10.3. Electrostatics
10.4. Magnetism
10.5. Gravity
11. Blooms
11.1. Remembering: Research tasks
11.2. Understanding Research and Practical Activities
11.3. Applying: Practical Activities and Challenge
11.4. Analysing: Challenge
11.5. Evaluating: Friction Practical Activity and Challenge
11.6. Creating: Challenge
12. Forces Start Date:[___________]
13. Forces Finish Date:[___________]
14. Syllabus PFA
14.1. 4.2
15. Syllabus: Skills
15.1. 4.31.1 identifying data sources
15.2. 4.13.2 planning first hand investigations
15.3. 4.13.3 choosing equipment or resources
15.4. 4.14 Performing First hand investigations
15.5. 4.15 gathering first hand information
15.6. 4.16 gathering information from secondary sources
15.7. 4.17 processing information
15.8. 4.18 presenting information
15.9. 4.19 thinking critically
15.10. 4.20 Problem solving
15.11. 4.21 use of creativity and imagination
15.12. 4.22.2 Working in Teams
