B2 Science · Term 2, Week 12
Forces and Movement
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Curriculum details
- Strand
- Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
- Sub-strand
- Forces and Movement (4.3)
- Content standard
- B2.4.3.1 - Know that movement is caused by applied forces due to the release of stored energy
- Indicator
- B2.4.3.1.1 - Discover the effects of forces on objects
- Suggested placement
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Term 2, Week 12
(Week 24 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
- Curriculum reference
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Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 44
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
- Provide different scenarios to let learners know that forces cause objects to move or stop, e.g. kicking a ball, pushing a chair or pulling a rope etc. - Learners engaged to do the following activities: scrambling of paper and metal foils, pushing objects in the classroom, squeezing empty plastic bottles etc. - Learners talk about the activities they performed. - Emphasize the effects of forces on objects, e.g. changing shape, making it move, changing the direction of movement and reducing the speed of a moving object.