Foundation Science · AC9SFU02

How Objects Move

observing how toys move, and grouping them based on their movement Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and…

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  • describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement
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AC9SFU02 - AC9SFU02: How Objects Move
Example 1

observing how toys move, and grouping them based on their movement Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Example 2

observing and describing ways different and unusually shaped objects such as blocks, tubes or eggs move when rolled down a slope Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Example 3

comparing the way different-sized, similar-shaped objects such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles or basketballs roll and bounce Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Example 4

exploring how the material a ball is made from affects the way it moves, such as plastic, foam, cloth or rubber balls on a surface Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

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Elaboration expansion and examples 1

  • E1: observing how toys move, and grouping them based on their movement Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.
  • E2: observing and describing ways different and unusually shaped objects such as blocks, tubes or eggs move when rolled down a slope Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Elaboration expansion and examples 2

  • E3: comparing the way different-sized, similar-shaped objects such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles or basketballs roll and bounce Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.
  • E4: exploring how the material a ball is made from affects the way it moves, such as plastic, foam, cloth or rubber balls on a surface Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Elaboration expansion and examples 3

  • E5: exploring how the size and shape of traditional instructive toys used by First Nations Australians influence their movement Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.
  • Shape can change the movement: round marble → rolls easily flat block → tends to slide spinning top → turns around one point Think aloud: Describe what is observed first, then use that evidence to explain the idea.
  • Make a fair movement comparison: Same surface + same start → change ONE feature Compare two objects fairly by keeping the start and surface the same.
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AC9SFU02 · AC9SFU02: How Objects Move

Learning focus: describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement

Model it: exploring how the material a ball is made from affects the way it moves, such as plastic, foam, cloth or rubber balls on a surface Learning connection: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.

Ask the learner: Name two ways an object can move.

Look for: The learner can describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement in a fresh example and explain the evidence or reasoning without copying the model.

If they are stuck: If the learner guesses or repeats a rule without evidence, return to the concrete or visual model and ask them to explain what each part shows.

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Assessment-style questions and review hints 1

Questions

  • Name two ways an object can move.
  • Why is a marble likely to roll?

Review hints

  • Main idea: Objects can move in different ways such as rolling, sliding, spinning and bouncing. Their size, shape and material can affect how they move.
  • Useful routine: Observe → Move → Describe → Change one feature → Compare

Assessment-style questions and review hints 2

Questions

  • What should stay the same in a fair ramp test?
  • How could material affect movement?

Review hints

  • movement: a change in position
  • roll: turn over and over along a surface

Exit ticket

  • Name two ways an object can move.
  • Why is a marble likely to roll?
  • What should stay the same in a fair ramp test?
  • How could material affect movement?
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  • describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement
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