Moving and falling objects: Difference between revisions

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|topic=Simple science activities

|subject=Teacher Education, Science

|age=NA

|content= Paul Warwick provides background knowledge on the topic of moving and falling objects linked to activities appropriate for different age groups.

|strategy= The resource introduces some ideas related to 'moving and falling objects' with ideas for activities to explore the topic with children.  The article provides a set of activities aimed at progressively older children to engage them in inquiry based learning.  The article is aiming to explore how increasingly complex topics may be taught to children, and how teachers can ensure they have a good grasp of a topic - it ends with some suggestions for reading to further extend the primary teacher's knowledge of the area. <br>

 

|Learning Objectives= By the end of the article you should:

# Have some ideas for teaching 'moving and falling objects' to primary children

# Have an understanding of the concepts relating to 'moving and falling objects' and how to build progression into your curriculum planning

# Have some information regarding further readings

|useful information=Originally published by ASE in ''Primary Science Review'', (62), March/April 2000.

|resources=An article from ''Primary Science Review''.