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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9L: Pressure and moments

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • examples or photographs of items which rely on high or low pressure,        eg snowshoes, skis, drawing pins, camels' feet
  • a hydraulic jack, or a video or model of a jack
  • an aerosol air freshener
  • video clip or photograph of a saline drip above a patient
  • a tin with a lid, a lever to remove the lid, a range of household devices that operate on a lever principle, eg bottle opener
  • photographs of gymnasts and cranes with counterbalance weights
  • a household mop with string and pivot to model the human back

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. a. What is pressure?
2. b. What is pressure?
3. a. What are pneumatics and hydraulics?
4. b. What are pneumatics and hydraulics?
5. c. What are pneumatics and hydraulics?
6. Checking progress
7. a. How do levers work?
8. b. How do levers work?
9. a. How do things balance?
10. b. How do things balance?
11. c. How do things balance?
12. Reviewing work