NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Physics - Forces Between Objects

This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Physics GCSE, particularly the ‘Forces in Action’ SoW.

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This lesson begins with a ‘Think > Pair > Share’ task, students are asked to consider the question ‘What is a force?’. Students will be given a few minutes to discuss in pairs, before feeding back to the class before the answer is revealed.

Forces can be described as ‘contact’ or ‘non-contact’, students are asked to discuss what they think the differences between these types of forces are. After a short class discussion, the definition for each is revealed to students, they can make a note of this in their books. Next, students will be provided with a list (and diagrams) of different forces , they will need to sort into either contact or non-contact forces. This task can be self-assessed once it is complete.

Next, students are introduced to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, when two objects interact with each other, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other. Students will then watch a video to demonstrate the principles of this law, students will answer a set of questions whilst doing so. Once complete, students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.

Next, students are provided with a further example of this law which they can take notes on their books. After this, students will complete a ‘quick check’ task to assess their knowledge of what they have learned so far this lesson. This work can then be marked and corrected using the answers provided on the PowerPoint presentation.

Lastly, students complete a ‘fill-in-the-blank’ task to summarise what they have learned this lesson, this can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

The plenary task requires students to write down three facts, three key words and one question to test their peers on what they have learned so far this lesson.

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