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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe gravity and its effects.
- Describe the relationship between mass and gravity.
- Describe air resistance and its effects.
- Describe friction and its effects.
- Describe water resistance and its effects.
- Describe the relationship between surface area and air and water resistance.
- Explain how to make an object aerodynamic or streamlined.
- Describe the effects of levers, pulleys and simple machines on movement.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Analyse predictions, data and anomalies to write a conclusion.
- Plan a fair test to investigate air resistance.
- Write a method.
- Evaluate a method and judge the degree of trust.
- Design a results table.
- Calculate the mean average from repeat data.
- Draw and annotate a diagram.
- To draw an accurate line graph.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Forces and space: Forces and magnets
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Gravity
Lesson 2: Air resistance
Lesson 3: Water resistance
Lesson 4: Friction
Lesson 5: Levers, pulleys and gears (Part 1)
Lesson 6: Levers, pulleys and gears (Part 2)
Key skills
Planning
- Suggesting which variables will
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Gravity
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Key vocabulary
air resistance
anomaly
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
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A large outside space (e.g. playground)
×1 -
A large, open space with a smooth floor, such as a sports hall
×1 -
Marshmallows
×8 - Chalk ×30
- Highlighters ×30
- Masking tape ×1
- Elastic bands ×15
- Paper clips ×30
- Hot glue gun Adult supervision required - hot surface. ×1
- Balloons ×8
- Lollipop sticks ×30
- String
- Modelling dough ×30
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Large, sturdy paper cups
×8 -
Smaller, light paper cups
×8 -
2 litre plastic bottles
×8 -
Empty plastic food containers
×8 -
Plastic trays
×8 - Straws ×30
- Wooden skewers ×30
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Three different-sized coffee filters
×8 -
Small balls (e.g. table tennis)
×8 - Hammer ×1
- A floaty feather ×8
- Rulers ×30
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1 metre rulers
×1 -
Tape measures (15 m)
×8 -
Stopwatches
×8 - Calculators ×30
- Online timer ×8
- Devices with internet access ×15
- Device for taking photographs ×8
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5: Forces and space: Unbalanced forces
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Unbalanced forces’.
Vocabulary display – Science Y5: Forces and space: Unbalanced forces
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Unbalanced forces'.
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