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The science of sport: forces

Topics Year 2/3

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Objectives

Science

  • Notice that some forces need contact between two objects.

PE

  • Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.
  • Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
  • Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team.

Lesson Planning

Take part in an obstacle force course designed to develop fitness and agility for winter sports, and discover the forces in action for these sporting endeavours. Play ‘sports force’ and highlight the objects that need to make contact in order to create certain forces.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To consolidate understanding of push, pull, twist forces and identify the forces used in a range of Norwegian winter sports.
  • To take part in a sports obstacle course, noting the forces used to overcome each obstacle.

Children will:

  • Watch a video clip to consolidate and reinforce understanding of push, pull and twist.
  • Take part in a sports obstacle course, noting the forces (and contact required to make the forces) used to overcome each obstacle.
  • Play ‘sports force’ game, collecting the forces used in a range of Norwegian winter sports and saying what objects made contact to create the force.

Provided Resources

  • The science of sport: forces, covering: Obstacle force course set up and guidance
  • Sports force game
  • Guidance on forces
  • Sports force game cards

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

Forces from bbc.co.uk

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