10.1.2: Questions: timescales for regeneration
Year 7 & 8 RENEWABLE OR NOT? Questions TIME SCALES FOR REGENERATION LO: Considering timescales for regeneration of resources MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ACTIVITY Attempt the above activity, then click here for more information. Diamonds can take anywhere between 1 to 3 billion years to form! Coal is the longest at 300 million years Oil deposits […]
10.1.1: Questions: What is renewable?
Year 7 & 8 RENEWABLE OR NOT? Questions What is renewable LO: Considering what is meant by the term ‘renewable’ in relation to the Earth’s resources MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS Make a list of all the non-renewable resources you’ve used since you woke up. Give an example of a renewable resources that is not […]
13.2.2: PUlleys
Year 7 & 8 TOC Levers & Pulleys Pulleys LO: Investigating a simple machine such as a lever or a pulley system A pulley is a rotating wheel with a grooved circumference. These grooves provide grip and friction for the rope. They am to change the direction and size of an applied force. Did you […]
13.2.1: Simple machines & Levers
Year 7 & 8 TOC Levers & Pulleys Simple machines LO: Investigating a simple machine such as a lever or a pulley system Simple machines, are exactly as the name suggests. Levers, Pulleys, wedges, ramps, wheels and axles are examples of simple machines. They typically only need single force to work correctly. Simple machines are […]
13.1.5: Friction & Drag
Year 7 & 8 TOC Force Drag & Friction LO: Investigating the effects of applying different forces to familiar objectDrag & Friction If you’ve ever seen a shiny floor, chances are you’ve tried to slide on it. So why is it that we can slide on smooth floor boards but not carpet? The answer, has […]
13.1.4: Electrostatic forces
Year 7 & 8 TOC Force Electrostatic forces LO: Investigating the effects of applying different forces to familiar objectElectrostatic forces Electrostatic forces are seen when positive and negatively charged objects attract each other without having to directly touch each other. You can see this when you pick up a piece of paper or someone’s hair […]
13.1.3: Magnets
Year 7 & 8 TOC Force Magnetic forces LO: Investigating the effects of applying different forces to familiar object A magnetic forces are all around us. In fact, the Earth has it’s own magnetic field. This is how a compass works. The compass needle lines up with the Earth’s magnetic field. The N points to […]
13.1.2: balancing act
Year 7 & 8 TOC Force Balancing acts LO: Investigating the effects of applying different forces to familiar object When it comes to forces, its all about balance. There are many different forces all around us, but how do they interact. Why aren’t we floating up into the air or being crushed into the ground? […]
13.1.1: The force
Year 7 & 8 TOC Force The force LO: Investigating the effects of applying different forces to familiar objectWhat is a force and how to measure it Force is just a fancy word for something that pushes and pulls. It’s the push or pull that happens when 2 objects interact. If we push a chair, […]
The Solar System & The Moon
Year 7 & 8 TOC Gravity the Solar System & Moon LO: Exploring how gravity affects objects on the surface of Earth Gravity is the force that attracts objects to each other. The Sun’s gravitational pull keeps all the planets aligned. Our earth’s keeps up on the ground, the moon orbiting and holds an atmosphere […]
