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|title= The Elephant on the Bridge | |title= The Elephant on the Bridge | ||
|tagline=She's standing still but there are still forces on her - find out what they are | |tagline=She's standing still but there are still forces on her - find out what they are. | ||
|topic= forces | |topic= forces | ||
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|content= A fun scenario to introduce the idea of balanced forces. | |content= A fun scenario to introduce the idea of balanced forces. | ||
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|image= | |image=elephant on the bridge.png|157x240px | ||
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* to gain understanding of the nature of force and the way in which force acts on objects, in the context of an elephant balanced on a bridge | * to gain understanding of the nature of force and the way in which force acts on objects, in the context of an elephant balanced on a bridge | ||
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She's standing still but there are still forces on her - find out what they are.
Lesson idea. A fun scenario to introduce the idea of balanced forces.
Teaching approach. An interactive way of exploring this activity might be to have the children in small groups(ta) building a rope/string bridge and using a model elephant to stand on it. The children could either observe what happens and then discuss it or could film it and watch in time lapse to see exactly where the movement occurs in the bridge/elephant system. The latter would assist them in considering the direction of the forces acting as they would be able to see the direction of movements very clearly. (edit)
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| Files and resources to view and download | Download the document here File:Bridges.doc, or view it on the wiki Bridges/Lesson Document |
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