Bound for Success Scope and Sequence Statements

SCIENCEEnergy and ChangeConcept In Year 1the student:In Year 2the student:In Year 3the student:In Year 4the student:In Year 5the student:In Year 6the student:In Year 7the student:In Year 8the student:In Year 9the student:• Knows that magnetism is atype of energy and knowsthat pulling and pushingare different forces of amagnet.• Knows that magnets exerta pulling force on someobjects but not on others.• Knows that magnets areused in different ways infamiliar objects where apulling force is needed(e.g. a fridge door latch orthe side of a torch).• Explores the idea thatsome forces (e.g.magnetism) can act at adistance while others needto be in contact with theobject to affect it (e.g.shows using paper clipsand magnets how anattraction force can existbetween the two objectswhen the magnet isn’ttouching the clip).• Knows the common uses ofmagnets in daily life• Knows that whencollisions occur friction isa force that acts to stopthings moving; it is acontact force (e.g. when amoving car collides with atree or another car thefriction stops themovement altogether).• Knows that some types ofsurfaces (including carpet,grass, cement, gravel andbitumen) slow movingobjects - such as a ball -more than others andcompares the effect ofsurfaces, objects and othercircumstances.• Knows what magneticfields are• Knows the force ofmagnetism; that magnetsattract some materials andnot others [ ∗ all metals aremagnetic”] and knowsThe Pole Law.• Knows about the earth’smagnetic field and howcompasses work.• Knows that friction is aforce preventingmovement and that this isdetermined by surfacearea, nature of the surfacein terms of rough/smooth,and mass of an object.• Knows that friction can beincreased or reduced invarious ways and that thiscan be useful in everydaylife (e.g. for maximizinggrip on a tennis racquet orshoes, or using lubricantsin machinery to reducewear).• Knows how a magnet canbe made from an electriccurrent using a solenoid.• Considers and describeseffects on the motion andenergy of objects insituations where severalforces are acting. Knowsthat forces rarely act inisolation and usually act inpairs. Represents forcesdiagrammatically usingvectors to show whereforces are balanced and nomovement is occurring andwhere forces areunbalanced resulting inmovement (e.g. forces on aplane in flight, on a car orbicycle in motion, on aman running).• Knows how forces such asweight and friction affectthe movement of an object(e.g. a person riding a bikedown a hill or child slidingdown a slide, how frictionis transformed into heatenergy, and potentialenergy is transferred intokinetic energy as they slideor ride down).• Knows the principles ofdensity, volume and massand uses Density =mass/volume to determinecomparative values fordifferent substances.• Uses a measuring cylinderto compare the volumesand densities of objects inwater.• Knows the opposing forcesof buoyancy and upthrustand explain the flotation orotherwise of differentobjects including ships andrazor blades).• Knows and describes theeffects of fluid friction(resistance) on objectsmoving through air orwater and how manattempts to overcome thesechallenges.∗ identifies common misconceptions in ScienceBound for Success Scope and Sequence Statements V2 Page 55 Working Document Semester One 2007