1. Record Breakers

2. Wednesday 21 March Calculating human speed
SLO: Learn and use the formula for calculating speed.
How do we measure speed? What do we need to work out speed?
The speed formula and units.
Experiment: Finding a runners speed
Some problems – Who was the fastest?

3. Friday 7 April Friction – Gravity racer
SLO: Describe factors affecting speed, including friction.
What is friction? Definition
Watching Guy Martin’s ‘Gravity Racer’. While watching:
List how friction can be reduced so that Guy can go faster.
Identify areas how he has reduced friction.

4. Thursday 23 March Introduction to Record breakers
SLO: Introduction of speed.
Review On the Farm topic.
New keywords, SLO’s – paste into books.
Watch Episode 1 – Britains fastest cyclist.
Take notes on key science ideas in video.

5. Friday 24 March Calculating speed
SLO: Recall and use the formula for calculating speed – recognise the symbols for distance, time and speed and their units. Use the ‘triangle’ formula to calculate a value given by the other two.
Finish ‘Britains fastest cyclist’.
How do we calculate speed? Formula and units (powerpoint). Calculate Guy’s speed over 400m (re-watch first section).
Rearranging formulas – how long would it take Guy to travel 400m at his top speed?
Practice problems – 9ES p
Homework: Review keywords form today.
P 434 in booklet – Animal speed records. Cut out cards and rearrange (do some research for this). Hand in completed sheet.
Due date: Friday 31 March

6. Monday 3 April Investigating speed - variables
SLO: Describe factors affecting speed – variables/friction
Going over hwk – animal speeds.
Investigating speed 2 – Which variables affect the speed of a toy car?
Discussion, planning, carry out investigation.
Everyone in the group needs a copy of the results.

7. Monday 10 April Friction/Planning investigations
SLO: Describe factors affecting speed – variables/friction
What is friction? Video, notes, friction ppt
Friction worksheet
Planning an investigation (what affect does height have on the speed of a toy car travelling down a ramp?)

8. Wednesday 12 April Factor of speed investigation
SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed (height of ramp).
Design investigation (in groups).
Carry out investigation in groups, recording results in a table.
Begin to process results (averaging, graphing).
Homework: Finish processing results.

9. Thursday 13 April Speed investigation continued
SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed – the conclusion.
Write conclusion and discussion for investigation.
Series 2 Episode 4 – example of fair testing.
Holiday homework: Review all keywords so far.

10. Monday 1 May Investigation – fair testing
SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed – the conclusion/fair testing.
Series 2 Episode 4 – example of fair testing.
Peer review investigations using ‘Peer review’ sheet.
Going over exemplars for investigation.

11. Wednesday 3 May Forces
SLO: Label the strength and direction of forces acting on an object.
Video: Series 1 Episode 2 Hydroplaning.
Draw forces acting on the bike while hydroplaning.
What are forces?

12. Thursday 4 May Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
SLO: Explain the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces acting on an abject.
What are forces? Summarise pgs
Questions pgs
Video: Support force – why does the bike not sink?
Forcemeter demonstration.
Video continued.
Describe support force, force on bike, balanced forces.
Examples of balanced/unbalanced forces.
Draw force arrows.
Homework: 9Kb/7 (separate sheet), 9Kb/1, 9Kb/4 (booklet).

13. Friday 5 May Effect of balanced/unbalanced forces
SLO: Explain the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces acting on an object.
Video: Gravity Racer – describe forces acting on the truck/feather and hammer/astronaut.
Notes on balanced/unbalanced forces/examples.
Do resultant forces diagrams.
9Kb/2 – forces connectives.

14. Monday 8 May Acceleration
SLO: Recall and use the formula for acceleration.
Video: F1 Special
What is acceleration? Notes
ES 9 – pgs Summarise and do questions
9Kc/4 – A strange race 1 (in your booklets).
EXT: 9Kc/8 – Velocity and acceleration.

15. SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed.
Write a method for an investigation on how the mass of a car affects the average speed of a toy car running (individually).
Carry out investigation (in groups).

16. Wednesday 10 May NoS Assignment - Investigation
SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed.
Complete investigation/collecting results.
Process results.
Begin conclusion.

17. Thursday 11 May NoS Assignment – Conclusion/Evaluation
SLO: Design an investigation on a factor affecting speed.
Complete write-up for NoS assessment, including evaluation.
Hand-in completed investigations at the end of the lesson.

18. Friday 12 May Acceleration
SLO: Recall and use the formula for acceleration.
Video: F1 Special
What is acceleration?
Work out your own acceleration.
9Kc/4 – A strange race 1 (in your booklets).
EXT: 9Kc/8 – Velocity and acceleration.