Forces - 80 Moments Dominoes KS3

A dominoes game with questions and statements on moments

Prior Knowledge

• A force can produce a turning effect or moment.
• The further away from the pivot that a force is applied the greater the moment.
• Moment of a force = force x distance from pivot.
• The unit for moments in the newton – metre.
• At equilibrium F1 x d1 = F2 x d2
• The wheelbarrow and tongs are examples of simple machines using levers.

What You Get

• 80 dominos
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

Rules of the Game

• Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
• The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
• Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
• If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
• If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.

All resources shown in these bundle are also available individually

Forces Module 1 - Force, Weight & Mass, Friction, Balanced & Unba

Forces Module 2 - Moments, Speed, Pressure & Hooke’s Law

The Complete Forces Module ( Module 2 + Module 2)

7 Game Compendium for Module 1

6 Game Compendium for Module 2

Forces - 13 Game Compendium

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