KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Speed

This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.2 unit on ‘Energy’.

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The lesson starts with students identifying the speeds of different animals, from a list provided. Students are then asked to think about the measurements needed to calculate speed, they will be then be shown a worked example of how to calculate speed; students can take notes on this in their books.

Students will now be shown how to use a formula triangle to calculate either speed, distance or time and will be given the definition for ‘mean/average speed’ - they can also make a note of this in their books. Students will now complete a ‘quick check’ task, a set of questions based upon what the students have learned to far this lesson. This task can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

Next, students will complete an investigation to calculate the walking speed of two students in their group. One student will walk a slow speed and one students will walk a fast speed, over a set distance, whilst the third member of the group records the time. Results can be recorded in table in their books, students can then complete a distance-time graph of their results.

Lastly, students are introduced to the idea of relative motion through a ‘Think>Pair>Share’ task.

The plenary task requires students to complete a 3-3-1 reduction of what they have learned this lesson, this includes 3 facts, 3 key words reduced to 1 key words.

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