Background

This program is delivered by Prime Sci at Deep Creek.

Forces are at work in everything we do: we push to open doors, pull to drag a toy and gravity pulls on things to make them fall down. Scientists and engineers study forces to design better bridges and faster aeroplanes. The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape. Students will learn how a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape.

Where does light come from and how do we see it? What are some ways to make sounds? How we detect them, or create more? In this program students will learn how light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed.

Key Learning Question

How do forces, motion, sound and light impact everything we do?

Learning intentions

In this program students will:

• Understand and investigate the way that objects move
• Link scientific vocabulary to familiar experiences
• Explore basics of light and sound energy
• Use science inquiry skills

Activities:

• Toys in Motion
  Explore forces and motion through toys and games. By the end of the session, students will understand the concepts of push, pull, friction and gravity.
• Sound and Light
  Students learn to explain how they hear and see. Through hands-on activities, the students explore how sound and light travel, bounce and move through objects.

Victorian Curriculum

• People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)
• The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
• Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed (VCSSU049)
• Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
• Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
• Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
• Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)
• Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways (VCSIS055)