Go into all the world and preach the Godspell to the whole creation”. St Mark 16,13 .

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Form: Intermediate II
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Plan N°5

Generative topic: Why bridges do not fall down?

Topic: Forces on Objects
Concept: Force

Unit long understanding goals:

• Students will comprehend what a force is.

• Students will predict what happens when forces act on objects.
• Students will relate gravity and the movement of objects.
• Students will describe the 3 laws of motion.
• Students will relate forces and their environment.
• Students will explain how we can apply a force to an object.

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 AGENDA
Date Class
Sc1

Sc2

Sc3

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Sc5

Control Test
Guided Performance – Personal Work Plan 5 Force Sc1

Forces

→ Research about forces. You can also find information on pages 423 to 427.
→ Answer: What two things should you describe about a force that acts on an
object?
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→ Answer: How do balanced forces affect the motion of an object?
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→ Define force.
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o Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6mi1-

YoRT4

→ Define force using a more complete sentence.

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→ Answer:
1. In which units is force measured?
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2. What is ment by “net force”?
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3. What is ment by “friction”?

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→ Give an example of friction using your everydays life.
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→ Describe the 3 types of friction.

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→ Name a way that friction is helpful.

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Guided Performance – Personal Work Plan 5 Forces Sc2

Types and effects of forces

o Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGwBZTWySWk
o Answer:
1. Which are the 2 types of forces? _________________________________
2. List 2 examples of contact forces.
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3. List 2 examples of non-contact forces.
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4. List the 5 effects of forces acting on objects.
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Guided Performance – Personal Work Plan 5 Forces Sc3

Motion

→ Research about motion. You can also find information on pages 432 to 440.
→ Define motion.
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→ Give an example of motion from your everydays life.

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→ Answer: What is the difference between speed and velocity?
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→ Answer: Which are the units of speed?

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→ Answer: How is the formula for calculating average speed?

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→ Calculate the average speed of a car for each example:

a) A car moves from A to B (20 km) and it takes 30 minutes. Then it goes to C
(10 km) and it takes 10 minutes.

b) A car moves from A to B (50 km) and it takes 1.5 hours. Then it goes to C
(20 km) and it takes 0.5 hours.

→ Answer: What is the difference between instantaneous and average speed?

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→ Define acceleration.
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 → Answer: Which are the units of acceleration?
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→ A car traveling along a curved road at 80 km/h slows down to 60 km/h.

Answer: Is the car accelerating? Justify.
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Guided Performance Plan 5 Forces Sc4

Newton’s Laws

→ Describe the 3 laws of Newton. Use pages 436, 438 and 440.
o 1st law:
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o 2nd law:
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o 3rd law:
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 → Predict: You are riding a bicycle. You stop to place a heavy object on the back
of the bike. How will the increased mass affect the bike’s acceleration if you
pedal with the same force? Explain your reasoning.
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METACOGNITION:

Think about your plan and look back at all you have answered. Then, complete the
metacognition:

Which question was the easiest for me to answer? Why?

Which question was the hardest for me to answer? Why?

Is there something I now realize I should study more?