Oz-e-Science: Physics Year 1 V2

Physics Year 1 is the study of what things are made of, how they move and how they get energy. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum Science Understanding: 

• ‘Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape (AC9S1U03)’

Success Criteria

• Identify pushing actions. 
• Create and sort examples of objects being pushed. 
• Identify pulling actions. 
• Create and sort examples of objects being pulled. 
• Identify the two things about the Push force: Position and Direction of Force. 
• Identify the position of the push force and the object and their direction. 
• Identify the position of the pull force and the object and their direction. 
• Identify how objects change shape and direction when being pushed. 
• Identify when push forces are more or less likely to change the shape of an object and their direction. 
• Identify how objects change shape and direction when being pulled. 
• Identify when pull forces are more or less likely to change the shape of an object and their direction. 
• Identify examples of Push versus Push forces. 
• Identify what happens when one Push force is less than, equal to and greater than another Push force. 
• Identify examples of Pull versus Pull forces. 
• Identify when an object will move in the direction of the strongest Pull force. 
• Identify examples of push and pull forces in sport. 
• Demonstrate examples of push and pull forces in sport. 

Learning objectives

In lessons 1 to 10, students learn about:  

1. Push

2. Pull

3. Position and Direction of the Push Force

4. Position and Direction of the Pull Force 

5. Push – Changing Shape 

6. Pull – Changing Shape

7. Push versus Push

8. Pull versus Pull

9. Assessment
10. Push and Pull Forces in Sport

Assessment

End-of-Unit Assessment 
The last lesson is the End-of-Unit Assessment which has a variety of question formats (e.g., label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit.  
The End-of-Unit Assessment is in the Teaching Guide. Teachers copy the assessment and distribute to students at testing time.