Push-pull

Push-pull addresses the AC Science Understanding ACSSU033 A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape, in the context of inquiring about how toys move.

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Push-pull provides students with hands-on opportunities to:

• explore pushes and pulls
• observe and gather evidence about how these forces act in air and water, and on the ground
• identify the effect of the pull of gravity
• learn that both air and water can 'push'

Students apply their new learning by:

• planning and conducting an investigation of the factors that affect a paper whirly-bird’s fall through air

Linking science with literacy

In the Primary Connections approach, students are supported to create representations that draw on and strengthen their literacy development. In Push-pull, students represent and explain their understanding about how a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape, by creating these representations:

• data table
• force-arrow diagram
• factual text
• word wall

This is a classic Primary Connections sequence aligned with the Australian Curriculum V8.4. It is only available as a downloadable package.

The Push-pull sequence package includes all the resources you need to teach this sequence, including:

• The Push-pull unit PDF
• Equipment list
• Australian Curriculum v8.4 alignment
• Student eResource sheets
• Assessment resources:
  • Assessment rubrics
  • Work samples
  • Student self-assessment
  • Achievement standard class checklist

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