On the move addresses the AC Science Understanding ACSSU005 The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape, in the context of inquiring about familiar objects like toys, playground equipment, and their own body.

On the move provides students with hands-on opportunities to:

  • develop an understanding of how things move
  • explore the push and pull forces they can use to move objects in ways such as sliding, bouncing and spinning
  • observe and gather evidence about objects and explore the idea of fair testing

Students apply their new learning by:

  • planning and conducting an investigation of the effects of shape, size and surface on how far things can roll

Linking science with literacy

In the Primary Connections approach, students are supported to create representations that draw on and strengthen their literacy development. In On the move, students represent and explain their understanding about how objects move depending on a variety of factors, including their size and shape, by creating these representations:

  • Data table
  • Word wall
  • Labelled diagram
  • Venn diagram
  • Graph