KS3 ~ Year 7 ~ Introduction to Forces

This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 P1 ’Forces’.

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The lesson begins with a video which introduces students to forces, students will watch a video and will need to answer a set of questions whilst watching. This task can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

Students will then be asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about the differences between a contact and a non-contact force. Once they have had chance to discuss their ideas and feed back to the class, the definition for both contact and non-contact forces can be revealed for students to check their answers. Students will then be shown a set of diagrams of either contact or non-contact forces, students will need to sort these into the correct columns. This work can be marked and corrected once this task is complete.

Students will now be shown how force diagrams can be drawn, to indicate the size and direction of a force acting upon an object. Students will then need to draw force diagrams for a set of objects, a worksheet for this task in provided. This work can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided on the PowerPoint.

Lastly, students will be given the definition for an ‘interaction pair’, as well as an example to help contextualise this meaning. Students will then need to complete a progress check (‘copy-and-complete’ task) to assess their knowledge of what they have learned this lesson. This work can be self or peer assessed using the answers provided on the PowerPoint.

The plenary task is for students to spend a minute talking to the person next to them about what they have learned this lesson.

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