Learning Path
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Forces in Action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienc...lips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml Added: 18 Dec 2005 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Assessment / SimulationInteractive visual site where pupils experiment on the effects of different levels of force on different objects. Also explores concepts such as speed, distance, gradient and weight.
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- 5-6
- SESE Science
Strand: Energy & Forces
Suggestions for use: Use as a stimulus or means of assessment to a lesson on foces which explores the interconnection between speed, weight and distance.
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Science Unleashed - Hydraulics
http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/Games/hydraulics.swf Added: 15 Apr 2010 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game / Simulation(Flash Required - works on FireFox) A simple interactive Flash game based on hydraulics. A nice animation to connect Force, mass and pressure together. Pressure is force/area and force is mass x gravity. Students can visually see the effect of increasing the mass on pressure but also by increasing the force on pressure.
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- SC
- Physics
Strand: 01. Mechanics
Strand unit: 07. Density & Pressure
Suggestions for use: Driving question: What effect has increasing the force have on pressure needed to lift the weight? Students can discuss the relationship between force, mass and pressure.
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Science Unleashed - Friction Animation
http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/Games/scooter.swf Added: 15 Apr 2010 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game / SimulationAn interactive Flash animation in which students test the effects on friction of different surfaces and speeds. An excellent stimulation to an experiment or driving question. Students can change the surfaces from dry, wet, grassy along with varying the speed. Will the biker get over the hills safely?
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- JC
- Science
Strand: 4. Physical World
Strand unit: 3. Relationships between Physical Observables
Suggestions for use: Use stimulation to introduce/ review the concepts behind the friction experiment. Students could have performed a self discovery task prior to the animation with mini toy-cars and varying surface materials. This stimulation could be used on the whiteboard as a means of recapping the main concepts.
Key Skills: Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Working with Others Numeracy Managing Myself
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WHOAHLERCoaster
http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/coaster/game.html Added: 19 Nov 2007 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: SimulationInteractive game allowing pupils to design. make and test a roller coaster investigating forces.
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- 5-6
- SESE Science
Strand: Energy & Forces
Suggestions for use: Interactive game allowing pupils to design. make and test a roller coaster investigating forces.
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The Elements of Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html Added: 29 Nov 2007 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Lesson Plan3-stage lesson which explains simple machines, examines their roles in everyday gadgets and allows students to examine the forces in action in the use of these machines
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- 5-6
- SESE Science
Strand: Energy & Forces
