Content description VCSSU048

Science / Foundation to Level 2 / Science Understanding / Physical sciences

Content description

The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape

Elaborations

observing the way different shaped objects move, such as balls, blocks and tubes
comparing the way different sized, but similar shaped, objects roll and bounce, such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles and basketballs
observing how the movement of different living things depends on their size and shape
exploring how different strengths of pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects
identifying toys from different cultures that use the forces of push or pull

Code

VCSSU048

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