The Great Balloon Car Race
The first science topic in Year 10 is Motion, which is about Newton's laws of motion. You will be learning about how motion such as car collisions and safety features in cars can be explained by Newton's laws.
To show your understanding, you will be doing two activities in this topic:
1. Make a balloon-powered car that can travel 30 cm
-This activity will be done in small groups.
-You will need to write an experiment report that describes how you did the experiment and explain how the balloon-powered car works using Newton's laws. The report needs to done individually.
-You will need to type up your experiment report, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or email it to your teacher (whatever your teacher prefers the most).
2. Do some experiments to see how you can make your balloon-powered car travel as far as it can
-The experiments will be done in small groups.
-You will need to write an experiment report that describes how you have changed your car and how you tested it. You also need to explain why the car will travel faster using Newton's laws. The report needs to be done individually.
- You will need to type up your experiment report, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or email it to your teacher.
3. Car safety
- This part of the assessment must be completed individually.
- You will need to answer questions on car safety using your applied knowledge and Newton's laws.
- You will need to type up your answers, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or emailed to your teacher.
All activities will be completed in class time.
We will have a class race to see who's car is the fastest.
Click below to download the assessment notification and marking criteria
To show your understanding, you will be doing two activities in this topic:
1. Make a balloon-powered car that can travel 30 cm
-This activity will be done in small groups.
-You will need to write an experiment report that describes how you did the experiment and explain how the balloon-powered car works using Newton's laws. The report needs to done individually.
-You will need to type up your experiment report, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or email it to your teacher (whatever your teacher prefers the most).
2. Do some experiments to see how you can make your balloon-powered car travel as far as it can
-The experiments will be done in small groups.
-You will need to write an experiment report that describes how you have changed your car and how you tested it. You also need to explain why the car will travel faster using Newton's laws. The report needs to be done individually.
- You will need to type up your experiment report, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or email it to your teacher.
3. Car safety
- This part of the assessment must be completed individually.
- You will need to answer questions on car safety using your applied knowledge and Newton's laws.
- You will need to type up your answers, print off and hand in a hard copy to your teacher or emailed to your teacher.
All activities will be completed in class time.
We will have a class race to see who's car is the fastest.
Click below to download the assessment notification and marking criteria
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