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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9K: Speeding up

QCA

Out-of-school learning

Pupils could:

  • observe traffic-speed cameras and speed limits
  • collect examples of speed measured during sporting events, eg athletics, motor racing, tennis, and note the units and precision of the values expressed
  • visit a funfair or theme park to experience changes of movement and think about the forces involved
  • look up braking times in the Highway code

Sections in this unit

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1. a. How fast is it moving?
2. b. How fast is it moving?
3. c. How fast is it moving?
4. How do forces affect speed?
5. Checking progress
6. a. How can we increase speed?
7. b. How can we increase speed?
8. c. How can we increase speed?
9. How do parachutes work?
10. Reviewing work