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Friction: friend and enemy
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TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Friction: Friend and Enemy
GROW Science · Autumn 1 · Week 3 · Lesson A · 40 minutes
Teach Monday’s explanation and shared reasoning only. Stop after We Do 2. Tuesday’s 32-minute workshop, 4-minute Lundy response and 4-minute exit are a separate lesson.
Learning and evidence
Objective: explain what friction does, with one helpful and one unhelpful example. Success includes identifying the touching surfaces, predicting a surface comparison and supporting a claim. Monday’s adult demonstration is not evidence that the pupil performed Tuesday’s test.
Exact source pacing
Elapsed / source stage | Mins | Teaching action
00–01 · Title | 1 | Name the objective; settle the room.
01–05 · Arrival Task | 4 | Optional hand rubbing; choose supported, standard or stretch response.
05–07 · Today at a Glance | 2 | Define friction; judge the job; predict and compare surfaces.
07–16 · I Do 1 | 9 | Model same release twice; change only the surface; invite prediction and observation.
16–26 · We Do 1 | 10 | Start with bike brakes and engine parts. Identify contact, motion and intended job.
26–30 · I Do 2 | 4 | Model the helpful/unhelpful sentence; explain what counts as evidence.
30–40 · We Do 2 | 10 | Sort five claims, justify a choice, challenge a changed case; label/save and stop.
These seven data-timer values total 40 minutes. Tasks, support, optional cards and corrections fit within these stages; they do not create extra lesson time.
Print and prepare
Each pupil: common pages 1–2 and one response page (3 Supported, 4 Standard or 5 Stretch). Page 6 offers reusable cards for pointing/sorting instead of writing. Prepare the adult demonstration and decide how pupils can opt into observation, directing or recording.
TEACHER GUIDANCE / BEFORE THE LESSON
Equipment, access and science
The demonstration is evidence to discuss; models and animations are illustrations.
Demonstration and fair comparison
Use an adult-secured low ramp, a light sliding block, two firmly fixed surface samples (such as fabric and a smooth board), a ruler if comparing stops, and a tray or padded stop. Keep the same block, slope, release mark, no-push release and measuring start. Repeat the same release before changing one planned variable: the surface.
Locate the zero point before recording any distance. Keep the ramp-to-surface join consistent; a raised join or a different push can change the stop. A non-slide is a real observation. Do not invent a distance or guarantee that one surface will always produce the shorter run.
Safety and classroom access
Check the setup against the school’s local practical arrangements. Keep the run short, secured and away from edges; keep hands out of the path. No oil, loose powders, flames, heated objects or pupils sliding on floors. Stop if a surface shifts or the run-out is unsafe.
Hand rubbing is optional and brief; stop at discomfort. Offer observing an adult or discussing a known example. Accept pointing, spoken responses, signing, drawing, dictation or adult scribing. Give one instruction at a time, quiet wait time and a pass/private-response option. Do not require physical participation to show understanding.
Core explanation and limits
Friction is a contact force between surfaces that slide, or try to slide, past each other. It opposes that relative sliding. Static friction can stop slipping and can help propel a walker forwards; “always opposite an object’s travel” is not a universal rule.
The effect depends on the pair of surfaces and their condition. Roughness alone does not determine every result: smooth rubber and smooth glass can grip. Shorter travel after the same release is evidence of greater resistance in this particular controlled setup, not a direct measurement of frictional force.
Offline fallback
If the apparatus is unavailable, use the editable deck’s labelled model and ask pupils to predict and reason. Mark their record “model only”; do not claim a class measurement or practical. No publisher clip is required or included. The optional companion’s brake-pad scenario can be described: a pad contacts a turning wheel rim and the wheel slows.
TEACHER ANSWERS / ARRIVAL AND EXAMPLES
What a good answer includes
Use the answer after an attempt; accept equivalent scientific language.
Arrival and surface prediction
Supported: “My hands feel warmer” or a valid observation. Standard: name friction at the rubbing surfaces. Stretch: work done as the hands rub transfers energy, warming the skin. Do not state that all friction must produce noticeable heating, or require the optional activity.
Prediction: accept a justified prediction, including uncertainty. Look for the actual surface pair, one changed variable and fair controls. Assess observations against what occurred in your demonstration; the original illustration’s short/long paths are not measured results.
Helpful / unhelpful examples
Situation | Expected reasoning
Bike brakes | Helpful for slowing: pad–wheel contact resists relative sliding and slows the wheel. In a real stop, tyre–road grip also matters.
Trainers on a wet floor | Shoe–floor friction is helpful for resisting a slip. Water can reduce grip; wet floors are not safe practice surfaces. Do not test this by sliding.
Engine parts rubbing | Unhelpful where unwanted contact causes wear or transfers energy to heating. Judge the particular parts/job, not every friction contact in a machine.
Heavy box across carpet | Unhelpful when the intended job is to slide the box: box–carpet resistance makes it harder. It may be helpful if the job is to keep the box still.
A door handle | Helpful: hand–handle friction provides grip, allowing the handle to be turned. Identify the hand, not just “the handle”.
Model comparison (WAGOLL)
Friction between a bike’s brake pad and wheel is helpful because it slows the wheel and transfers energy to heating. Friction between moving engine parts can be unhelpful because it heats and wears the parts.
Highlight contact + effect + intended job. This keeps the source contrast while replacing “converts the movement into heat” with a clearer energy-transfer explanation. Learners may use the simpler “helps it slow down” before adding energy language.
TEACHER ANSWERS / CLAIMS AND RESPONSE ROUTES
Check the reasoning
The task keeps the original five claims but corrects three over-broad phrasings.
Card / answer | Explanation
A · TRUE | Sliding friction opposes relative sliding at the contact. For a box sliding right on a floor, friction on the box acts left. This does not mean friction is always opposite whole-object travel.
B · FALSE | Smooth surfaces can still have friction. Use the changed case of smooth rubber on smooth glass; ask for evidence about the actual pair.
C · TRUE (qualified) | Oil can reduce sliding friction in suitable lubricated contacts. It does not always do so in every mechanism. This is a reasoning card; do not use oil in class.
D · TRUE (qualified) | Walking in the usual way needs shoe–ground grip. Static friction resists the foot slipping; friction on the foot can act forwards. Avoid a universal statement about all locomotion.
E · NOT A SCIENTIFIC CLAIM | “Bad” is an unexplained value judgement. A useful claim identifies the contact, effect, intended job and evidence; friction can help or hinder.
Supported page
Gap: surfaces. Helpful examples: pad and wheel slow the wheel; hand and handle provide grip. Unhelpful: moving engine contacts heat/wear; box–carpet resistance hinders sliding. Smooth surfaces can grip. Accept pointing and dictated reasoning; record the help provided.
Standard page
On a box sliding right, the friction arrow points left along the contact. The comparison must name the two surfaces and why resistance helps or hinders. A valid counterexample is smooth rubber gripping smooth glass. A polished drawing is not required.
Stretch page
Expect pad–wheel slowing/energy transfer contrasted with machine-contact wear/heating. To test a surface pair fairly, use the same block, load, slope, release, join and measuring start, with repeats. Unknown touching materials need the intended job, motion/attempted sliding and actual surface conditions before “helpful” can be judged.
Useful check: ask a pupil to change one word in a claim and explain how the answer changes. Do not turn this into an extra activity beyond the ten-minute We Do 2 stage.
TEACHER RECORD / CONTINUATION AND SOURCES
Close Monday; retain the evidence
Revision 1 · 6 September 2026 · exemplar lesson only
Stop and carry forward
At the end of We Do 2, stop, label and retain the work. Tuesday resumes at Independent Work. Keep Monday’s prediction available for Tuesday’s separate 40-minute lesson: workshop 32 minutes (4 + 20 + 2 + 6), Lundy response 4 minutes, exit ticket 4 minutes. This exemplar does not contain the complete Tuesday investigation pack.
Record only what happened
Evidence | Adult note / support given
Explained friction at a contact |
Gave a helpful and an unhelpful example |
Predicted / discussed the demonstration |
Own practical performed? | Not inferred from watching a model or demonstration.
Pupil / date: ________________________________________________________
Adult / role: _________________________________________________________
Source and conversion record
Canonical weekly lesson: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W3_Friction.html. Current Monday companion: resources/GS_W3A.html. Lessons repository source commit: 5018839965d424afd31bc0ac1b74dc8f713ceca2.
https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/5018839965d424afd31bc0ac1b74dc8f713ceca2/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W3_Friction.html
The seven Monday stage timers and all five helpful/unhelpful situations are retained. Printable tasks map to these stages; the selected response page replaces lengthy copying. Tuesday’s results table and exit question are intentionally outside this Lesson A exemplar.
Editorial corrections: “Friction acts against movement” becomes contact-specific sliding friction; “Oil reduces friction” becomes conditional; the walking claim is limited to walking in the usual way; the WAGOLL uses energy transfer and slowing. These corrections match the companion’s scientifically qualified model and are not changes to the teaching sequence.
No private OneDrive file is changed; no external clip is copied. The approved silver M has not been substituted or redrawn. These documents use public Made by Matt text branding pending the coordinator’s original-logo integration.
Slide 1 · Friction: friend and enemyTitle — 1 minute. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Introduce the objective from the current weekly lesson: explain what friction does and when it helps or hinders. Read the success criteria aloud: identify the contact force, give a helpful and an unhelpful example, and predict a surface comparison. The actual comparison investigation takes place in Lesson B.
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- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · What do you notice?Arrival Task — 4 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Hand rubbing is optional. Offer observation, remembered experience or a spoken description as an equal route. Supported: notice warmth. Standard: name friction. Stretch: explain movement energy transferring to heat. Do not rub hard enough to hurt or make a pupil perform a sensory task. Use the selected response route on pupil page1.
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Slide 3 · Three things to work outToday at a Glance — 2 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Maintain the source lesson sequence. The demonstration supports a prediction; do not claim pupil practical completion today. Establish before the demonstration which mode of response/access support each learner prefers.
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Slide 4 · Friction acts at a contactI Do 1 — definition and model — 3 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Use the native block-and-surface diagram as a simplified model. The block slides right relative to the surface; sliding friction on the block acts left. Explain surface, grip and wear. Qualify the source shorthand “friction always acts against movement”: friction opposes relative sliding or attempted sliding at a contact; static friction can help a person walk forward. The arrow length is not a measured force.
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Slide 5 · Change one thing: the surfaceI Do 1 — demonstration — 6 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Same block, same adult-secured low ramp, same release mark and fixed angle; no push. Change the level run-out surface only. Repeat a release before changing surfaces. Measure from the same ramp-foot zero to the same edge of the stopped block. Record no slide honestly. Keep the ramp-to-surface join fixed and hands clear. Use a padded stop; no oil, loose powders or pupils sliding on floors. If equipment is unavailable, use the schematic below and ask for a prediction, not an invented observation. The diagram is not a measured result. Identify model limits and avoid a universal rough-versus-smooth ranking.
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Slide 6 · Helpful or unhelpful?We Do 1 — first decisions — 6 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Ask for a decision before revealing the next slide. Begin with bike brakes and moving engine parts, as in the weekly source extension. Identify the surface pair, the relative movement and the intended job for each. Trainers on a wet floor means friction helps grip; this is discussion, not a wet-floor practical. Engine friction can cause unwanted heat and wear. A heavy box is harder to slide across carpet. Grip on a handle is helpful. Remaining examples are optional practice within the ten-minute source stage.
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Slide 7 · The job changes the answerWe Do 1 — check and explain — 4 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Reveal after an attempt. Use this as teacher-led feedback, not a self-scoring activity. Useful friction: brake pad and wheel/disc; shoe and floor; hand and handle. Unwanted resistance: moving engine parts; box and carpet when sliding it is the goal. Discuss that a real situation can have more than one effect. Pupil correction is part of the existing stage.
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Slide 8 · Explain both sidesI Do 2 — 4 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Model the source sentence shape aloud. Focus on naming contact surfaces and linking friction to the intended job. Learners may point, dictate or write. The weekly source witness triad includes predicting/testing/recording: mark the demonstration/prediction today and retain the actual investigation evidence for Lesson B. Do not assume photography or public sharing; follow existing consent and evidence safeguards.
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Slide 9 · Sort the claimsWe Do 2 — sort — 4 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Use pupil sheet2 or cut-out cards; sort by pointing, speaking or moving paper. This replaces HTML drag/tap sorting. Three categories: true, false, not a scientific claim. Scientific qualifications are intentional: replace the over-broad source “Friction acts against movement” with “Sliding friction opposes sliding at the contact”; qualify “Oil reduces friction” to suitable lubricated contacts. Do not use oil in the practical. Make decisions before going to the answer slide.
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Slide 10 · Check the scienceWe Do 2 — check — 3 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Answers match the qualified claims. Sliding friction opposes sliding at contact: true. Only rough surfaces: false; smooth surfaces also have friction. Oil can reduce friction in suitable contacts: true, not a universal guarantee. Walking normally needs static grip: true. Bad force: value judgement; ask the job/context. Test a changed case in discussion: smooth rubber and smooth glass can still grip. A material nickname alone does not establish a universal ranking.
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Slide 11 · Build a complete explanationWe Do 2 — model explanation — 2 minutes. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
Offer the model only after a first attempt. This is the source WAGOLL with a precision edit: “transfers movement energy to heat and slows the wheel” rather than “converts the movement into heat and stops the wheel”. Learners correct one detail using the model or explain the same contrast in their own mode. Do not require copying the whole model.
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Slide 12 · Keep your prediction for next timeWe Do 2 — stop and retain work — 1 minute. This slide is within Monday's existing 40-minute sequence, not extra teaching time.
End Monday here, exactly as the source period break requires. Label and keep the work. Learners identify one helpful/unhelpful example or improvement already discussed. Do not add Tuesday’s workshop, feedback or exit ticket to today. Tuesday source: 32-minute investigation/workshop, 4-minute pupil feedback, 4-minute exit ticket. A separate Lesson B deck will retain that pacing and the source three-surface repeated-trial task.
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Friction: test the surfaces
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TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Friction: test the surfaces
Autumn 1 · Week 3 · Lesson B · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Explain friction's effects using a controlled three-surface comparison and repeated stopping-distance evidence.
Evidence to look for
Record actual participation/support and whether the learner identified controls, recorded or interpreted distances and justified a qualified conclusion. Observation/directing is not excluded; model-data interpretation is identified honestly.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–32 | Independent Work | 32
32–36 | Lundy Loop | 4
36–40 | Exit Ticket | 4
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-secured low ramp and one small sliding block
Three level surface samples with a stable ramp join
Ruler or tape, fixed zero/edge markers, tray or padded stop
Monday prediction and pupil record; optional offline XLSX for actual measurements
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Independent Work · 32 minutes
Retrieve and set up 4 min; test three surfaces with two trials each 20 min; pause and check 2 min; repeat one concern, conclude and tidy 6 min. Alternative uses explicitly labelled source model data within the same time.
Lundy Loop · 4 minutes
Offer accessible pupil feedback, agree one feasible response and explain limits.
Exit Ticket · 4 minutes
Choose a supported, standard or stretch friction explanation; attempt first, then check and improve.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
Model-data conclusion
Source invented data: card 42/44 cm, fabric 25/27 cm, rubber mat 15/18 cm. Rubber mat produced the shortest run-outs in both trials. This supports greater resistance to sliding in the stated setup, not a universal ranking. No means required.
1. Prediction and controls
A prediction is justified rather than marked right/wrong. Accept names of available surfaces with reasoning about resistance at the contact. Controls: same block, low ramp height/angle, release mark/no push, level samples, ramp join, fixed measuring zero and same block edge. Keep original prediction for comparison.
2. Three surfaces, repeated evidence
No fixed real-data answer: check surface identities, two honestly recorded trials where performed, cm units and relevant controls. A non-slide is not silently converted to 0 cm; identify what happened. Shorter run-out distance supports greater resistance to sliding for this block/setup if relevant controls are maintained. Accept uncertainty or no clear separation.
3. Alternative: model-data interpretation
Rubber mat 15/18 cm is shorter than fabric 25/27 cm and card 42/44 cm. This supports greater resistance to sliding for the stated block/setup if block, release, ramp, join and zero stayed fixed. Material behaviour depends on the actual contacting surfaces and conditions. This is supplied model-data analysis, not the learner's measurements.
4. Check, improve and conclude
Look for one concrete concern, e.g. pushed block, shifted surface or zero. Difference alone is not proof of error. Retried value remains separate and original retained. Real conclusion must fit actual evidence; model conclusion can use 15/18 cm versus 25/27 cm and 42/44 cm with setup qualification. Suitable improvement: fixed no-push release or clearer zero, not 'choose numbers that match'.
5. Feedback and exit
Feedback has no prescribed answer; adult responds to one feasible change and explains limits. Exit: brakes/shoes/tyres/handles; pads rub disc/wheel, energy transfers to heat and wheel slows, with tyre-road grip needed too; contrast braking with unwanted heating/wear between engine parts. Qualify effects to intended job.
Misconceptions and corrections
Friction is always bad: its effects depend on the job.
Smooth means no friction: smooth surfaces can still grip.
Shorter distance directly measures a friction force: distance provides comparative evidence under controls, not a force reading in N.
A surprising result must be deleted: keep it and note a specific method concern if known.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Use a low adult-secured ramp and light block; clear run and padded stop.
Hands stay outside the run; agree release signal and no pushing.
No oils, loose powders, wet floors or pupils sliding on floors.
Offer quiet observer/director/recorder roles or labelled no-kit data interpretation.
Access and offline alternatives
Speak, sign, point, draw, dictate or direct instead of manipulating equipment.
If kit unavailable use the source invented teaching data and label the activity interpretation.
No HTML, video, online account, photograph or public sharing needed.
Close and continue
Complete Tuesday at 40 minutes: 32 workshop + 4 feedback + 4 exit. Keep evidence for the current Week 4 mechanisms sequence.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W3_Friction.html
Source file Git blob: 170d772a5e9d23909e95a534c5c1e16ee7df67c8
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W3_Friction.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current Tuesday workshop remains 32 minutes, then four-minute pupil feedback and four-minute exit.
Paper records and adult demonstration replace HTML controls; observation, direction and dictation are equivalent routes.
The source's invented teaching data remain clearly identified as model data, never pupil measurements.
Surface conclusions apply to the tested block and setup, not universal material rankings.
No publisher footage copied; exact original logo remains for release coordinator to resolve.
Slide 1 · Friction: test the surfacesIndependent Work — workshop reference — 0 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Reference screen only: no extra starter time. Tuesday begins with the source's 32-minute Independent Work workshop. Retain Monday's prediction; use slide 2 immediately.
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- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · Return to your predictionIndependent Work — retrieve and prepare — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First half of source four-minute preparation phase. Supported: point or direct an adult; standard: explain prediction; stretch: name a control or an uncertainty. Prediction can be wrong and still useful. Agree clear start/stop signals and sensory adjustments.
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Slide 3 · Set up a safe comparisonIndependent Work — retrieve and prepare — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes source four-minute preparation. Equipment: adult-secured low ramp, one small sliding block, three level surface samples, ruler/tape, tray or padded stop. No oil, loose powders or pupils sliding on floors. Adult-operated apparatus or no-equipment data route are available.
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Slide 4 · Where will you measure from?Independent Work — test and record — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two minutes of the source 20-minute test phase. Diagram is a measurement schematic, not measured data: arrow starts under fixed zero and ends under front/right edge of stopped block. Choose the front edge and use it every time. Check ruler zero rather than its physical end. Do not label a block that never reaches the run-out as a made-up distance: write 'did not slide' and describe what happened.
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Slide 5 · Surface 1: release, record, repeatIndependent Work — test and record — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Six minutes within source 20-minute test phase. Adult/director checks start and zero. Record surface, Trial 1/cm, Trial 2/cm and what stayed the same. Supported pupils can point, dictate or enter selected values. If using source model data, identify card 42 and 44 cm as invented teaching data, not observed results.
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Slide 6 · Surface 2: change only the sampleIndependent Work — test and record — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next six minutes of the source 20-minute test. Check that sample thickness has not changed the ramp join; adult adjusts safely before release. Do not restart the test with a different block. For no-equipment route, source model fabric values are 25 and 27 cm, clearly labelled invented.
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Slide 7 · Surface 3: finish the comparisonIndependent Work — test and record — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final six minutes of source 20-minute test. No rush to operate unsafe kit. Adult-recorded data are acceptable but identify who operated and who interpreted. No-equipment model rubber-mat values: 15 and 18 cm. Their difference alone does not prove an error. Do not invent the second run if it was not performed.
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Slide 8 · No equipment? Use model dataIndependent Work — alternative reference — 0 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Alternative reference within the same test time; not an additional activity. Exact model data provided in current source. Model answer: rubber mat has the shortest distances in both trials, supporting greater resistance to sliding in this stated setup if the controls were kept. Cannot claim a pupil experiment occurred or that rubber always has the greatest friction. For real experiments, keep actual results even if unlike these values.
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Slide 9 · Pause and check the methodIndependent Work — evidence check — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source's planned two-minute check. Pens down if writing, but speech/signing allowed. A changed push, slope or zero weakens the comparison. Variation need not mean a mistake. Ask 'What did we notice about the method?' before proposing a repeat. No photography or public sharing required.
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Slide 10 · Repeat one doubtful runIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two minutes of source final six-minute phase. A valid reason is 'the block was pushed' or 'the sample moved'; not 'I wanted the result to match'. If no concern or safe time remains, compare controls and evidence instead. Do not erase or selectively keep data.
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Slide 11 · Use numbers in your conclusionIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Three minutes within final six-minute phase. Accept pointing to the relevant pair and dictating conclusion. Model-data answer: rubber mat 15/18 cm shorter than card 42/44 cm and fabric 25/27 cm; evidence supports more resistance to sliding for this block and setup. Do not force real results into that order. Stretch: qualify conclusion and explain one measurement/control improvement.
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Slide 12 · Leave a clear recordIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final minute of source six-minute improvement/conclusion/tidy phase. Keep prediction, results, conclusion and control check together. Distinguish participation, observation and independent interpretation in teacher record. No photo/export requirement.
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Slide 13 · Your voice can change the lessonLundy Loop — pupil feedback — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact four-minute source feedback stage. Ramps can clatter; recorder/director role remains science. Adult listens, names what can change now, acts where possible and checks whether it helped. Examples: quieter landing tray, clearer release signal, wider table. No display, photography or sharing assumed.
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Slide 14 · Explain one use of frictionExit Ticket — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three minutes of four-minute source exit. Choose a response route appropriate to the learner; not three compulsory questions. Supported: brakes, shoes, tyres or handles. Standard: brake pads rub a disc/wheel; energy transfers to heat and wheel slows, with tyre-road grip also needed. Stretch: contrast intended functions, not a claim that friction always acts opposite overall movement.
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Slide 15 · Check and improve one detailExit Ticket — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Reveal after response, final exit minute. Accept equivalent scientifically sound answers. Record whether pupil named a surface pair, helpful/unhelpful effect and evidence from the comparison. Clarify that friction opposes relative sliding or attempted sliding at a contact; static grip can help a person walk forwards.
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Levers, pulleys and gears
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TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Levers, pulleys and gears
Autumn 1 · Week 4 · Lesson A · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Name levers, pulleys and gears, identify a lever pivot and explain the force-distance trade-off without claiming extra energy.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–1 | Title | 1
1–5 | Arrival Task | 4
5–7 | Today at a Glance | 2
7–16 | I Do 1 | 9
16–26 | We Do 1 | 10
26–30 | I Do 2 | 4
30–40 | We Do 2 | 10
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Safe blunt scissors or a simple original drawing
Adult-secured ruler/card lever, broad stable pivot, light secured eraser load
Two pivot marks, fixed effort mark and small lift-height target
Board/paper for wheelbarrow, flagpole and bicycle sketches; no publisher media needed
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Title · 1 minute
Introduce mechanisms, pivot and gain/cost.
Arrival Task · 4 minutes
Identify turning point on scissors and, if ready, wheelbarrow.
Today at a Glance · 2 minutes
Find pivot, compare effort and explain trade-off.
I Do 1 · 9 minutes
Model lever with same load and target rise; compare middle and near-load pivots.
We Do 1 · 10 minutes
Classify everyday mechanisms and distinguish fixed-pulley direction from lever/gearing force-distance effects.
I Do 2 · 4 minutes
Model a complete gain-and-cost explanation.
We Do 2 · 10 minutes
Sort claims, correct misconceptions and keep the plan for Tuesday. Stop here.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
Lever demonstration
For same load, load position, effort point and target rise, a pivot nearer load increases effort-arm/load-arm ratio. Less effort force is ideally required; effort end travels farther. Real friction/bending can obscure the effect.
1. Find and explain a pivot
Pivot. Scissors turn around the screw/joint; wheelbarrow lever turns about wheel axle. Lever sketch: rigid bar, pivot beneath, effort applied at one end and light secured load at the other. Accept correct diagrams regardless of left/right orientation if forces and labels coherent.
2. Name the mechanism and job
Wheelbarrow: lever, wheel axle pivot. Scissors: paired levers, central joint pivot. Spanner: lever acting about bolt axis. Fixed flagpole pulley: changes pull direction so pulling down lifts flag; ideal fixed pulley alone does not reduce effort force. Bicycle: geared chain drive; ratios trade wheel turning effect against rotations per pedal turn.
3. Sort gains and costs
Less effort: gain. Farther hand travel: cost. Pull down instead of up: direction benefit/gain for stated job. Extra energy created: neither; false claim. Slower turn with greater turning effect: gain and cost. Turning effect means torque; do not equate it with new energy.
4. Explain the lever trade-off
Pivot nearer load lengthens effort arm relative to load arm, so less effort force is needed ideally. The effort end travels farther for the same load rise. Real friction/bending may affect observation. Mechanism does not create energy. If no demonstration occurred, label prediction/explanation rather than measured result.
Misconceptions and corrections
Every pulley reduces effort: a single fixed pulley primarily changes direction.
Gears create power: ratios trade rotational speed for turning effect, with real losses.
Bicycle cogs touch like paired gears: the source example uses a chain drive.
Scissors have no lever: each side rotates about the joint.
More force for free: mechanisms cannot create energy.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Use adult-approved safe scissors or drawing; no pointing at sharp blades.
Small controlled lever lifts only; never flick or launch a load.
Keep hands clear of pivot and moving parts; no heavy masses.
Explain pulleys/gears with drawings; do not wrap ropes around bodies or touch moving gears.
Access and offline alternatives
Paper cards or spoken choices replace interactive classification.
Native editable lever diagram substitutes animation without claiming a measurement.
Adult operation/directing and non-handling routes remain available.
Preserve original logo; no substitute or publisher footage is included.
Close and continue
Monday ends after We Do 2 at 40 minutes. Tuesday practical is 32 minutes plus 4 feedback and 4 exit; preserve those timings.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W4_Mechanisms.html
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Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Preserves current Monday stages and 40-minute duration; Tuesday practical remains separate.
Native editable lever schematic and spoken/paper sorts replace animation and HTML tapping.
Fixed-pulley direction change is distinguished from force gain; gears are described using turning effect and speed.
Wheelbarrow/scissors/spanner examples retained, with safe drawings or adult-handled objects.
No publisher footage copied; no substitute silver logo drawn.
Slide 1 · Levers, pulleys and gearsTitle — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Introduce source learning intention. A mechanism may change force size, direction or both; a fixed pulley need not reduce force. The lesson explores the source's force-distance idea without claiming energy is created. Monday stops after We Do 2.
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- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · Find the turning pointArrival Task — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source arrival task adapted for safe access: blunt scissors adult-approved or a drawing, no cutting task. Answer: scissors pivot is the screw/joint; wheelbarrow lever pivot is wheel axle. Wheelbarrow example can be drawn on board, no publisher image required. Never handle sharp blades to point. Use the next slide for the wheelbarrow drawing and one-minute check within this same Arrival stage.
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Slide 3 · Check the wheelbarrow’s pivotArrival Task — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final minute of source four-minute Arrival stage. Original editable schematic supplied as the wheelbarrow picture: the small amber centre of the wheel is its axle/pivot. Ask learner to locate the turning point before reading the explanation. Wheelbarrow is a second-class lever: load between wheel axle and effort at handles. Drawing is schematic, not a scale force diagram. No physical wheelbarrow or heavy load needed.
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Slide 4 · Three things to noticeToday at a Glance — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Retain current source sequence. Agree response and sensory choices. Today's controlled adult demonstration prepares Tuesday's pupil/director comparison; don't count it as their independent practical.
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Slide 5 · A lever turns about a pivotI Do 1 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First four minutes of source nine-minute I Do 1. Define lever: rigid bar rotating about pivot; mechanism changes force size or direction. Arrow diagram schematic only, not force magnitude. The little secured eraser is the load. Effort arm is distance pivot-to-effort; load arm pivot-to-load. No numerical calculations needed.
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Slide 6 · Move the pivot, keep the loadI Do 1 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes source nine-minute demonstration. Adult-secured broad pivot, ruler/card lever and light secured load, small lift target; never launch objects, hands clear. Near-load pivot lengthens effort arm relative to load arm, reducing needed effort force ideally; for same load rise, effort end travels farther. Repeat both positions. Real friction/bending means report observations honestly. No kit: use lever sketch as explanation/prediction only.
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Slide 7 · Which objects are levers?We Do 1 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two of source ten-minute We Do 1. Wheelbarrow rotates around wheel axle; scissors are a pair of levers around joint; spanner turns around bolt axis. Name where effort is applied. Adult models the wheelbarrow using drawing rather than heavy equipment. Pointing, speech or annotations equally valid.
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Slide 8 · A fixed pulley changes directionWe Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next three minutes source We Do 1. Trace rope over fixed top wheel on board/native sketch. Ideal fixed pulley effort force is approximately load weight; real friction can increase it. This differs from a pulley system with more supporting rope sections. No pupil lifting, hanging or rope-around-body activity. Offline diagram fully substitutes animation.
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Slide 9 · Gears trade speed for turning effectWe Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next three minutes of source We Do 1. Source everyday example 'bicycle chain and cogs' is a chain drive with gear ratios, not two directly meshing gears. Explain torque as turning effect in accessible words. With lower gearing, wheel torque is greater for comparable pedal torque but wheel speed per pedal turn is lower; rider must turn pedals more often for same distance. Keep fingers away from real moving gears. No ratio maths required.
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Slide 10 · Check the mechanism and its jobWe Do 1 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final two minutes source We Do 1. Reveal after classification. Learner chooses one example and describes force or movement direction. Do not imply each example reduces force in every use; names alone do not establish a benefit. Correct one label with reason.
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Slide 11 · Explain the gain and the costI Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact four-minute I Do 2 evidence loop. Model lever: rigid bar about pivot; near-load pivot can need less effort force but hand travels farther for same load rise. Record named mechanisms, correctly identified pivot and gain/cost. Do not require photographs: labelled diagram and explanation suffice. Actual comparison evidence follows Tuesday.
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Slide 12 · Sort the gain and the costWe Do 2 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First five of source ten-minute We Do 2. Sort into GAIN, COST, NEITHER, or GAIN AND COST. Give an attempt before next slide. Explain intended task matters. 'Creates extra energy' is false, not a legitimate benefit. Spoken pointing or paper cards replace tap/drag controls.
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Slide 13 · Check your choicesWe Do 2 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next three minutes. Source bins classify false energy claim as NEITHER. Explain gears' 'stronger turn' means greater turning effect/torque, not energy creation. For lever, compare same load and rise before claiming easier. Invite pupil to move/draw model showing both outcomes.
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Slide 14 · Keep both halves of the explanationWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final two minutes of source We Do 2. No mechanism creates energy; real mechanisms also dissipate some. Stop Monday here, label and keep work. Tuesday uses 32-minute lever comparison, 4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit. Do not add practical or exit today.
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Two lever positions, one load
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Two lever positions, one load
Autumn 1 · Week 4 · Lesson B · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Compare two lever pivot positions and explain the relationship between effort force and effort travel for the same load rise.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–32 | Independent Work | 32
32–36 | Lundy Loop | 4
36–40 | Exit Ticket | 4
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-secured ruler/card lever and broad stable pivot
Light secured load such as an eraser; two marked pivot positions
Fixed effort point and small target load-height mark
Optional suitable ruler/tape for travel; force meter only if appropriate for genuine measurements
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Independent Work · 32 minutes
Retrieve/check setup 4 min; compare middle and near-load pivots 20 min; check controls 2 min; repeat, explain and tidy 6 min. Same load, effort point and small target rise; qualitative effort unless properly measured.
Lundy Loop · 4 minutes
Listen to pupil access/evidence feedback, agree one feasible change and explain limits.
Exit Ticket · 4 minutes
Name pivot, explain lever benefit or force-distance trade-off; attempt then check.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
Gain and cost
For the same load and rise, near-load pivot increases effort-arm/load-arm ratio. Required effort force falls ideally while effort travel increases. Real friction and bending limit model; accept honest similar/uncertain observations.
1. Predict and prepare
Labels locate effort on bar, pivot as turning point and secured load. Controls: same load and position, same effort point and small target load rise. Prediction: nearer-load pivot may feel easier while effort end travels farther. A prediction is judged by reasoning, not whether expected observation occurs.
2. Record both positions
No fixed numbers expected. Ideal trend: near-load pivot requires less effort force and larger effort travel for equal load rise. Actual observations may be similar/uncertain due to friction, bending or method. Do not fabricate numbers or classify feeling as a force measurement in N. Check controls and record who operated/observed.
3. Check and explain
Corrected control should be specific. Explanation: effort arm becomes longer relative to load arm; smaller effort force ideally lifts same load, but effort end must move farther. Mechanism does not create energy. Friction and bending affect real model. No-equipment route states prediction/explanation, not practical observation.
4. Feedback and exit
Feedback has no prescribed response; adult agrees feasible change and explains limits. Pivot; longer effort arm relative to load arm lowers required effort force ideally; effort moves farther for same load rise and mechanism cannot create energy. Real losses may add effort.
Misconceptions and corrections
Feeling easier is a numerical force measurement: it is qualitative unless measured using an appropriate meter.
Changing load rise is harmless: both positions must lift same load through same small rise.
Diagram predicts exact real values: schematic has no measured scale/data.
Mechanism creates energy: force gain has distance trade-off, plus real losses.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Use light secured load and controlled small lift; never launch objects.
Adult checks pivot stability, attachment and work area before use.
Hands clear of pivot; return all small parts and stop if kit shifts.
Offer preassembled adult-operated model, observer/director route or labelled diagram explanation.
Access and offline alternatives
Direct/observe instead of touch, and dictate or point for records.
No-kit route labels evidence as diagram explanation, never performed comparison.
No internet/video/photography required; native diagram can be edited.
Close and continue
Tuesday ends at 40 minutes. Preserve 32 workshop + 4 feedback + 4 exit. Next current Week 5 investigates fair-test variables with a trolley.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W4_Mechanisms.html
Source file Git blob: 8aa3e1f001c3d3c944207d4eb44b93b1df4d7e46
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W4_Mechanisms.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current Tuesday structure kept: 32-minute workshop, 4-minute pupil feedback, 4-minute exit.
Native editable diagram supports observation/directing and no-equipment explanation.
Effort stays qualitative unless an appropriate force meter is actually used; no invented measurements.
Same load, effort point and lift height are explicit controls.
No publisher media copied; original logo resolution stays with release coordinator.
Slide 1 · Two lever positions, one loadIndependent Work — workshop reference — 0 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Reference title only; source 32-minute workshop begins immediately with retrieval. No extra ten-minute starter/practical substituted from an older pack.
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- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · Recover Monday’s lever ruleIndependent Work — retrieve and prepare — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two minutes of source four-minute preparation. Supported: point/choose; standard: describe change in effort arm; stretch: predict effort and hand travel for same load rise. Keep prediction visible. No compulsory equipment handling.
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Slide 3 · Check the model before touchingIndependent Work — retrieve and prepare — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final two minutes of preparation. Source kit: adult-secured ruler/card lever, broad stable pivot, light secured eraser, two marked pivot positions, fixed effort point, small target height. Adult-preassembled or operated option. Do not use heavy masses. A ruler/tape may measure hand travel; force values require suitable meter.
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Slide 4 · What stays the same?Independent Work — compare positions — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three minutes of source 20-minute comparison. Change the pivot position only. Mark target height with adult. Keep load position on lever fixed too; moving pivot changes relative arm lengths. Do not compare a tiny lift with a large lift. Agree easier/similar/harder as qualitative observations. Explain no numbers may be invented to make table look complete.
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Slide 5 · Compare the two arm lengthsIndependent Work — compare positions — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next three minutes within 20-minute comparison. Diagram is schematic, not actual measurements. Left effort point and right load position stay fixed. Triangle is pivot; eraser block load. Near-load arm ratio means lower effort force ideally but larger effort travel for equal small load rise. For no kit, use diagram to explain prediction, label task 'diagram explanation' rather than performed test.
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Slide 6 · Try the middle pivotIndependent Work — compare positions — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Five minutes of source 20-minute comparison. Keep light secured load, fixed effort point and hands clear. Teacher/director may operate. Record baseline effort qualitatively; later compare second position. If measuring hand travel, mark start/end and unit, using an appropriate method; arc motion is not automatically equal to straight-line displacement. Repeat small controlled lift if safe.
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Slide 7 · Try the pivot nearer the loadIndependent Work — compare positions — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next five minutes in 20-minute comparison. Do not lead pupils into claiming easier if it felt similar. Expected ideal trend: smaller effort force; effort end moves farther for same rise. Real friction/bending may obscure the effect. Report uncertainty honestly. Stop if pivot slips or load detaches.
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Slide 8 · Make your record preciseIndependent Work — compare positions — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final four minutes of 20-minute comparison. Native worksheet table should use configuration columns middle/near load. Mark whether observation or measurement. Supported: tick/dictate; standard: compare and explain arm ratio; stretch: hand-travel observation/measurement and model limitations. A force estimate from feeling is not a measurement in newtons.
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Slide 9 · Pause: was the comparison fair?Independent Work — evidence check — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact source two-minute workshop pause. An adult/partner can move apparatus while learner observes. A changed effort point or load rise prevents clean comparison. Check labels on sketch. No compulsory sharing or photo evidence.
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Slide 10 · Repeat one careful comparisonIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three of source final six-minute phase. Adult resets to same light load, lift target and effort position. Do not keep only expected observations. If kit unavailable, revise labelled explanation using the diagram; identify this as no-equipment route.
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Slide 11 · Explain the gain and the trade-offIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next two minutes final six. Expected explanation links effort arm relative to load arm, not 'longer lever creates energy'. Supported may select easier/similar/harder and point; standard describes arm change; stretch qualifies real friction/bending. Actual observation may be uncertain. No invented force/distance figures.
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Slide 12 · Tidy and keep the evidenceIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final minute 32-minute workshop. Adult secures/stores apparatus. Note independent/observed/directed participation accurately; diagram-only work is not recorded as a practical. No new photographs needed.
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Slide 13 · What would help next time?Lundy Loop — pupil feedback — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Four-minute source feedback. Adult listens and explains what can change or limits. Keep feet clear if objects are dropped; anyone can ask for adult operation. Possible adjustments: stable preassembled model, quieter reset, larger labels. Do not assume public display or sharing.
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Slide 14 · Show what you can explainExit Ticket — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three minutes source four-minute exit. Choose appropriate route. Answers: pivot; effort arm longer relative to load arm so less effort force needed ideally; effort moves farther for same load rise and mechanism cannot create energy. Accept communication aids or dictated answer.
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Slide 15 · Check the force–distance trade-offExit Ticket — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final exit minute. Reveal after attempt, correct one detail. Do not claim all mechanisms make every force smaller; fixed pulley example changes direction. Record whether gain and cost are both understood and any unresolved practical limitation.
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Planning a fair test
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Planning a fair test
Autumn 1 · Week 5 · Lesson A · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Identify independent, dependent and control variables, plan repeated measurements with units and explain fair handling of unexpected results.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–1 | Title | 1
1–5 | Arrival Task | 4
5–7 | Today at a Glance | 2
7–16 | I Do 1 | 9
16–26 | We Do 1 | 10
26–30 | I Do 2 | 4
30–40 | We Do 2 | 10
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-secured low ramp, same small trolley, two level run-out samples and padded stop for demonstration
Ruler/tape with visible zero and fixed measuring edge
Paper planning frames or local editable documents; card labels optional
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Title · 1 minute
Introduce planning a fair test and evaluating evidence.
Arrival Task · 4 minutes
Identify the deliberate change for trolley run-out surface question, and controls if ready.
Today at a Glance · 2 minutes
Name variables, plan three trials, judge evidence.
I Do 1 · 9 minutes
Model confounded surface-plus-push comparison, then repair to same no-push release and other controls.
We Do 1 · 10 minutes
Classify five variables and direct correction of a control/measuring zero.
I Do 2 · 4 minutes
Complete CHANGE/KEEP/MEASURE planning sentence before practical.
We Do 2 · 10 minutes
Sort method claims and distinguish surprising result from known method problem. Keep plan and stop.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
Planning sentence
I will change the run-out surface, keep the same trolley and ramp/release arrangement, release without a push, and measure stopping distance from the same zero to the same edge in centimetres.
1. One question, clear variables
CHANGE: run-out surface. KEEP: same trolley, ramp height, release mark and no-push procedure; level samples, ramp join and measuring zero/edge also controlled. MEASURE: stopping distance in centimetres. The question concerns this setup, not every material under every condition.
2. Diagnose the adult demonstration
Surface and push/release changed. Difference could result from either or their combination, so surface effect cannot be isolated. Repair: keep same trolley, ramp, release mark and no-push release; change only level run-out surface and measure from same zero to same edge. If no demonstration occurred, identify scenario as hypothetical.
3. Classify the variable roles
Surface: CHANGE/independent. Stopping distance: MEASURE/dependent, cm. Ramp height, trolley and no-push release from mark: KEEP/control. Align actual zero marking, which may differ from ruler end, with agreed ramp-foot start; measure same trolley edge each time.
4. Sort and repair method claims
First: consistent with FAIR if other controls held. Second: NOT FAIR, two planned causes changed. Third: supports FAIR/consistency if method controlled but alone doesn't fix unfairness. Fourth: NOT SCIENCE/biased handling—keep disliked result and inspect method. Fifth: NOT A UNIT; use cm and actual zero. Accept precise explanation over memorised category.
5. Keep the evidence and the plan
Keep original result. Note observed extra push as specific method issue; if no cause known, retain uncertainty. Plan retry with controlled method, labelled separately. Complete sentence using surface, same trolley/ramp/release and distance in cm. Do not silently discard a value or treat a mean as a repair.
Misconceptions and corrections
Fair means everyone gets a turn: in this investigation it means one planned change with relevant controls.
Three repeats guarantee fairness: repetition does not remove a confounded method.
A number without a unit is sufficient: distance record needs cm.
Unexpected means incorrect: keep data and distinguish observation from known method issue.
Source model WAGOLL proves carpet result: do not claim any material won before actual evidence.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Adult controls demonstration, clear run and small safe release; no pupil hard-push experiment.
Keep hands clear, use stable low ramp and padded stop.
Use a verbal/diagram scenario if safe kit unavailable; label it hypothetical.
No oils, powders or unsafe floor-slip activity.
Access and offline alternatives
Original editable variable map and paper/spoken sort replace animation and HTML controls.
Keep planning and results together without requiring photographs or account uploads.
Dictation, pointing and adult-directed demonstration give equivalent evidence of variable understanding.
Source carpet conclusion is qualified to future actual evidence or named model data.
Close and continue
Monday ends after We Do 2, total 40 minutes. Tuesday conducts two-surface, three-trial investigation; do not perform a second unscheduled practical now.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W5_Fair_Test.html
Source file Git blob: efdaeab196acc3a8a07e04b088c646ea3a8c724c
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W5_Fair_Test.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current Monday stages retained; Tuesday's three-trial investigation is separate.
Paper/spoken classification and editable variable map replace HTML interactions.
A surprising result is distinguished from a known method problem; neither is silently deleted.
Source WAGOLL changed from unobserved carpet claim to conditional/model-data wording.
No external clips or publisher images copied; no logo substitute drawn.
Slide 1 · Planning a fair testTitle — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Introduce current weekly intention; Monday plans and models, Tuesday runs the investigation. Here 'fair' means controlling a comparison, not merely sharing turns. No claim to have completed Tuesday's practical.
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- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · What will we change?Arrival Task — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source arrival tier choices: supported circle/point to the one change, standard write/dictate it, stretch also two controls. Answer: run-out surface; controls include same trolley, ramp height, release point and no push. Same fixed measuring zero. Board question explicitly supplied so pupil can answer without internet.
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Slide 3 · Three steps in the investigationToday at a Glance — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source sequence: name variables, run three trials, judge data. Explain actual pupil/director trials are in Tuesday period. Agree accessible record mode before apparatus. No compulsory writing if pointing/dictation demonstrates same science.
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Slide 4 · Watch an unfair comparisonI Do 1 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First four minutes source nine-minute I Do 1. Adult demonstrates carefully on low secured ramp with padded stop, clear run and light trolley; no dangerous hard push. If no apparatus, describe hypothetical case clearly. Cannot identify cause because both surface and push changed. Avoid saying all data are worthless; comparison cannot isolate surface effect.
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Slide 5 · Repair the methodI Do 1 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Last five minutes source nine-minute I Do 1. Independent variable=deliberate change; dependent variable=measurement; control variables=things deliberately kept same. Re-run adult model with no-push release from fixed mark. Same ramp height, trolley, join, level samples and measurement zero. Diagram is editable plan, not experiment result.
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Slide 6 · Classify the five variablesWe Do 1 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First five of source ten-minute We Do 1. Decide CHANGE, MEASURE or KEEP for each before checking. Source 'how hard we push' is clarified to no-push release: keep release procedure constant, don't attempt to match a subjective push. Speaking/pointing/card sort substitutes tapping.
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Slide 7 · Check the variable rolesWe Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next three minutes source We Do 1. Reveal after attempt. Add same level run-out, ramp join and fixed zero. Control list need not imply every environmental factor perfectly controlled; choose relevant practical controls. A dependent variable is what is measured, not what is deliberately changed.
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Slide 8 · Direct one useful correctionWe Do 1 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final two minutes source We Do 1. Use source's deliberately misplaced ruler-zero example. Real ruler edge may precede zero. Check distance from same ramp-foot mark to same trolley edge at rest. Safe adult handles apparatus. For paper alternative, point to agreed start and explain correction without fabricated readings.
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Slide 9 · Say the plan before touching kitI Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact source four-minute evidence loop. Model: change run-out surface; keep same trolley and ramp/release mark, release without push; measure stopping distance in centimetres from fixed zero. Planning and results together will later support evidence; no compulsory photographs. Witness variable naming, correct-unit record and evaluation at actual independence level.
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Slide 10 · Fair method or a problem?We Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First four minutes of source ten-minute We Do 2. Sort source bins FAIR/NOT FAIR/NOT SCIENCE/NOT A UNIT. Qualify same-height/different-surface as consistent with fair method only if other relevant controls held. Three repeats support consistency but alone do not make an unfair method fair. Decide before answer reveal.
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Slide 11 · Check what each problem meansWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next two source We Do 2 minutes. Source classification: fair, not fair, fair, not science, not a unit. Explain 'not science' refers to rejecting data just because disliked, not a surprising result itself. Prefer precise diagnosis to labels alone. Units should be cm in this planned investigation.
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Slide 12 · Keep an unexpected resultWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next two minutes source We Do 2 extension. A surprising observation isn't automatically a mistake. If adult observed a push, note that known method issue separately. If no known cause, keep uncertainty. Never remove or replace a value only to make a mean or pattern look better. No extra invented numerical data needed.
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Slide 13 · Keep your plan for TuesdayWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final two minutes source We Do 2. Label and keep planning frame. Stop Monday here; Tuesday is 32-minute workshop plus 4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit. Source sample carpet conclusion is not copied as pupil evidence because current test has not occurred. Next lesson uses actual results or explicitly labelled model data.
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Run and judge a fair test
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Run and judge a fair test
Autumn 1 · Week 5 · Lesson B · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Carry out or direct a controlled two-surface comparison, record three trials where practicable and judge whether evidence answers the question.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–32 | Independent Work | 32
32–36 | Lundy Loop | 4
36–40 | Exit Ticket | 4
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-secured low ramp, same trolley and two level run-out samples
Tape/ruler, fixed release mark, measuring zero/edge and padded stop
Monday plan and pupil results sheet; optional local spreadsheet for measurements
Clearly labelled source invented data only for no-kit route
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Independent Work · 32 minutes
Return to question, plan and setup 7 min; three releases per surface and records 17 min; pause and check 2 min; retry concern, conclude and tidy 6 min. Means optional within final phase, not extra work or replacement for trials.
Lundy Loop · 4 minutes
Hear pupil observation/access feedback, agree a feasible change and explain limits.
Exit Ticket · 4 minutes
One appropriate route: one deliberate variable, one control or why repeats help. Attempt then check.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
Model means and interpretation
A: (48 + 50 + 49)/3=49 cm. B: (27 + 29 + 28)/3=28 cm. Every B trial is shorter than every A trial, under the stated controlled setup. Describe greater resistance to rolling on B, not a direct numerical friction-force measurement or universal material law.
1. Confirm the plan
CHANGE: two named run-out surfaces. KEEP: same trolley, ramp height, release mark, no-push release, level run-out/ramp join, same zero and trolley edge. MEASURE: stopping distance in centimetres. Role can be tester, director, observer or recorder. Learner can interpret adult-recorded second surface without falsely claiming operation.
2. Record all three trials
Check named surfaces, actual values/units, three trials if performed, missing runs labelled honestly and original values retained. No fixed real-data values expected. Known pushed release is a method note, not automatic deletion. A separately labelled retry does not replace original record silently.
3. Alternative: model-data analysis
Every B distance 27/29/28 cm is below every A distance 48/50/49 cm. If same trolley, ramp/release, no push, zero and level setup were controlled, data support an effect of surface on stopping distance for this setup. A/B do not identify actual materials. Explicitly label supplied invented data; no experiment performed claimed.
4. Judge and explain the evidence
Real answer must match actual data; may be inconclusive. Model: A mean 49 cm, B mean 28 cm; B consistently shorter, supporting greater resistance to rolling under this stated setup, not direct friction-force measurement. Missing trials are not zero and no mean declared from incomplete three-trial set. Mean does not fix changed pushes or bias. Keep original and retry separately.
5. Feedback and exit
Feedback open; adult responds to feasible change and limits. One planned independent variable; controls same trolley, ramp height, release mark, no push or measuring zero; repeats show consistency/variation and help identify unusual results, so improve judgement of reliability. They do not guarantee truth or fix an unfair method.
Misconceptions and corrections
Missing trial equals zero: record not performed and don't fabricate a complete mean.
Average makes unfair method fair: a mean cannot remove confounding.
All unusual results are errors: keep values, record known method issues and separate retries.
Shorter trolley travel directly measures friction in N: stopping distance is comparative evidence, affected by rolling resistance and apparatus.
Model data are pupil experiment: label source invented interpretation route explicitly.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Check stable low ramp, level samples and unchanged ramp join before release.
Keep hands outside run; agree clear release/stop signal and no push.
Use light trolley and padded stop; no racing or floor-slip activity.
Offer observer/director/recorder roles or safe model-data interpretation.
Access and offline alternatives
Supported learner may direct one surface and compare adult-recorded other surface.
Paper, drawing, dictation and local XLSX are alternatives; no online account or upload needed.
Model data are exact source values, with no invented surface identities or pupil observations.
Means optional stretch; standard route can explain repeated values without averaging.
Close and continue
End Tuesday at 40 minutes: 7 plan + 17 trials + 2 check + 6 improve/tidy + 4 feedback + 4 exit. Keep the evidence together. The current Week 6 sequence explores Earth and the planets.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W5_Fair_Test.html
Source file Git blob: efdaeab196acc3a8a07e04b088c646ea3a8c724c
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W5_Fair_Test.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current Tuesday workshop phases remain 7 + 17 + 2 + 6 minutes, with 4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit.
Three trials for each of two surfaces remain the practical; supported route may use adult-recorded second surface.
Means are an optional stretch calculation, not a way to repair confounded methods or replace missing trials.
Source invented teaching data are preserved as a separate clearly labelled interpretation alternative.
Paper plans and editable tables replace browser controls; no publisher media or logo replacement.
Slide 1 · Run and judge a fair testIndependent Work — workshop reference — 0 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Reference title only, no added starter. Begin source 32-minute workshop immediately: 7-minute plan/setup, 17-minute trials, 2-minute check, 6-minute improve/conclude/tidy.
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Sources
- Generated contextual illustration for this visual edition; not measured or recorded experimental evidence.
Slide 2 · Recover the question and your planIndependent Work — plan and set up — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three source seven-minute plan phase. Use Monday plan. Supported: choose or point with adult and direct trials; standard: write/dictate full plan; stretch: explain controls and intended evaluation. Select two actual available level samples, not automatically carpet/board. Measure distance in centimetres.
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Slide 3 · Check a safe, controlled setupIndependent Work — plan and set up — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final four minutes source seven-minute plan phase. Equipment: same trolley, adult-secured low ramp, two level surface samples, tape/ruler, padded stop. Hands clear; agree audible/visual release signal and roles. Observation/direction equals valid participation. Do not accept an unclear zero or changed sample height without correction. Use data alternative if safe setup unavailable.
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Slide 4 · Record in a useful tableIndependent Work — run trials — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two of source 17-minute trials. Keep units in headers; no numeric entry for unperformed run. Optional XLSX can record results, but paper/dictation remains equivalent. Add named observer/recorder only according to ordinary classroom practice, no account or upload required.
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Slide 5 · Surface A: make three releasesIndependent Work — run trials — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Six minutes of source 17-minute trials. Adult checks run clear before each release; no racing. Supported may direct these three trials and later compare adult-recorded second surface. Three trials are target, not permission to invent missing values. Retain surprising measurements. Alternative source set A=48, 50, 49 cm is invented teaching data only.
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Slide 6 · Surface B: keep the controlsIndependent Work — run trials — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Next six source 17-minute trials. Keep same trolley, ramp height, release mark and measuring edge. If second surface handled by adult, learner can direct and interpret; identify actual contribution. No-equipment source B=27, 29, 28 cm remains invented model data, never pupil observations.
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Slide 7 · Compare the repeated valuesIndependent Work — run trials — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final three minutes source 17-minute trial phase. Compare within-surface consistency and between-surface differences. Do not call every unusual value an error; uncertainty can remain. Stretch may prepare optional means; basic comparison doesn't require mean. Unfinished trials must remain labelled unperformed.
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Slide 8 · No kit? Interpret this model setIndependent Work — alternative reference — 0 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Reference alternative within existing trial time, not extra stage. Exact source values. Model conclusion: all B distances shorter than A for stipulated setup; supports surface effect if controlled. State this is interpreting supplied data, not performing an experiment. Names A/B intentionally do not invent actual surface materials.
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Slide 9 · Pause and inspect one uncertaintyIndependent Work — evidence check — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source's two-minute planned check. Pens down if writing; adult/pupil may discuss privately. Difference alone not reason to delete. If pushed release observed, note it as specific method issue; keep original. Mean of unfair trials remains unfair.
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Slide 10 · Retry a method issue if time allowsIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First two of source final six-minute phase. Retry only safe feasible issue; no compelled extra trials if time unavailable. Keep original and repeated values with reason. Alternative route: evaluate control needed, don't fabricate a repeated model-data measurement.
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Slide 11 · Optional: calculate a meanIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
One minute within source final six, optional stretch only. Model B=(27 + 29 + 28)/3=28 cm. Real mean only when all three valid comparable numeric trials available; missing trial isn't zero. Keep original trial data and any separately labelled retry. A mean doesn't cure unfair setup or prove all surfaces behave universally. Other learners use this minute to compare repeated values.
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Slide 12 · Answer using the evidenceIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Two minutes source final six. Real conclusion uses actual numbers, even no clear difference. Source model answer: B 27/29/28 cm consistently shorter than A 48/50/49 cm; suggests greater overall resistance to rolling on B under controlled setup. Do not imply trolley stopping distance directly measures friction force, or invent carpet identity. Rolling wheels also affected by deformation/bearings; qualify to setup.
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Slide 13 · Keep the plan with the resultsIndependent Work — improve and conclude — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final minute 32-minute workshop. Teacher witness records observed variable knowledge, unit use and evaluation with actual support level; no photo/public upload required. Keep raw values and retries, not just spreadsheet mean.
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Slide 14 · Your feedback has an audienceLundy Loop — pupil feedback — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact four-minute feedback stage. Waiting is part of a measured investigation. Offer meaningful observer/director tasks or quieter space without excluding science. Adult acts on one feasible suggestion and explains any limits. No assumption of classroom display or onward sharing.
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Slide 15 · Explain why the method mattersExit Ticket — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First three source exit minutes. One chosen route, not mandatory all. Answers: one planned independent variable; same trolley/ramp height/release point/no push/zero; repeats show consistency and help identify unusual results, improving judgement of reliability. They do not guarantee truth or fix confounding.
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Slide 16 · Check and improve your answerExit Ticket — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final exit minute. Reveal after attempts. Accept qualified real conclusion including insufficient evidence. Teacher logs unresolved measurement/control misconceptions for next lesson. Preserve source intent to judge data rather than reward a predetermined answer.
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Earth and the planets
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Earth and the planets
Autumn 1 · Week 6 · Lesson A · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Describe Earth and the other planets orbiting the Sun: order eight planets, group rocky/giant planets, and explain the Sun's inward gravitational pull.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–1 | Title | 1
1–5 | Arrival Task | 4
5–7 | Today at a Glance | 2
7–16 | I Do 1 | 9
16–26 | We Do 1 | 10
26–30 | I Do 2 | 4
30–40 | We Do 2 | 10
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Eight planet-name cards or the supplied word bank
Sun and Earth paper labels; two counters; two paper arrows
Pencils, paper and supplied approximate orbital-period table
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Title · 1 minute
Current W6 objective. Success: order eight planets; describe near-circular orbits; explain the Sun's inward gravitational pull. Assess these through pupil responses, not completion of slide viewing. This deck is Monday's 40-minute lesson.
Arrival Task · 4 minutes
Offer four name cards to supported pupils, including an accessible pointing/directing route. Standard answer Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. Stretch continues Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Keep initial answer for later correction; do not treat this as a timed memory competition.
Today at a Glance · 2 minutes
Use current source sequence. An orbit is a curved path around another object. A year here means one planet's time for an orbit of the Sun; it is not the same number of days for every planet.
I Do 1 · 9 minutes
Read from the Sun outwards. Sun is a star, not one of the eight planets. Source terms: Solar System means Sun and everything orbiting it; gravity attracts objects; orbit is path; year is orbit time. Rocky planets are the inner four, while outer group contains two gas and two ice giants.
Explain the existing two-arrow model. Amber is the direction of the planet's velocity, not a force; teal is gravitational force towards the Sun. Their directions are approximately perpendicular for a near-circular orbit. Gravity changes motion continuously. Do not describe equal opposing forces or an outward gravitational push. The schematic circle represents a near-circular orbit; sizes and distances are not to scale.
Use desk counters rather than require public walking. Gravity arrow points Sunward; motion arrow is tangent to the path at that point. Without gravity, the straight-on tangent is the idealised prediction, not a line directly away from the Sun. Counters are moved by hand; this demonstrates an explanation, not gravity in action. Do not swing objects on strings.
We Do 1 · 10 minutes
Use spoken answers or two paper headings. Ask pupils to choose before revealing. Mercury and Mars rocky; Jupiter gas giant; Neptune ice giant. For the year comparison supply Earth 365 and Mars 687 Earth days. Mars takes longer because 687 is greater than 365.
Correct one card and explain the group. Difference 687 − 365 = 322 days is optional arithmetic; required science is Mars takes longer for one orbit. Further-out Solar System planets have longer orbital periods. Do not infer the diagram gives accurate distances or speed. Repeat the inner-planet order; remaining source cards optional within stage.
I Do 2 · 4 minutes
Source answer shape and evidence loop. Look for order, rocky/giant classification and gravity's role. An adult may keep pupil work or write an observation with independence level; photographs are optional and not assumed. Use pupil's own explanation, with pointing to arrows equivalent to writing.
We Do 2 · 10 minutes
Pupils choose TRUE/FALSE for each and prepare one reason. Expected T,F,T,F,T for the simplified Solar System context. If a pupil raises motion around the Solar System's shared centre of mass, acknowledge extension but keep required heliocentric model clear. Avoid pretending 'Sun never moves' is necessary.
Check the five original statements in order T,F,T,F,T. Repair false claims: Earth orbits Sun; gravity acts in space and curves planetary paths. Do not add a false claim that Sun never moves. Correct one explanation after pupils have attempted the sort.
Source WAGOLL. Neptune's approximately 60,190 Earth days ÷365 is about 165. Its longer period reflects both a larger orbital path and lower orbital speed; do not imply equal speed. Comparing numbers suffices at supported level. No additional numerical assessment beyond source intent.
Stop Monday here as current source directs. Do not add Tuesday 32-minute workshop or exit now. Pupil may save a dictated or adult-scribed response. Next session checks model limitations, two year comparisons at standard level, and the same source success criteria.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
1. Arrival: order from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
2. Watch and explain the orbit model
Gravity points towards the Sun; direction of motion is tangent at that position. Repeat at a second position. The arrows are not equal opposing forces.
3. Rocky or giant?
Mercury rocky; Mars rocky; Jupiter gas giant; Neptune ice giant.
4. Compare one year
Mars has the longer year: 687 Earth days exceeds 365 Earth days. Optional difference 322 days.
5. Sort and repair
Original statements T,F,T,F,T. Earth orbits the Sun; gravity acts in space. No claim that the Sun never moves is required.
6. Build the explanation
The Sun's gravity pulls Earth inward/towards the Sun and continually bends/curves Earth's moving path. Check the selected explanation, not handwriting volume.
Misconceptions and corrections
The Sun is a star, not the ninth planet in this list.
Most planetary orbits are close to circular; schematic circles and arrows are not size/distance/speed scales.
The gravity arrow is a force; the tangent motion arrow is direction of motion, not a second opposing force.
Without gravity in the idealised model, the planet follows the straight-on tangent, not a line straight out from the Sun.
A year means one orbit, so another planet's year need not be 365 Earth days.
Hand-moving a counter illustrates an explanation; it does not experimentally demonstrate gravity.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Use counters or a drawing on a desk; public walking is optional.
Do not swing objects on strings.
No viewing the Sun, lasers, electrical kit or physical force experiment is required.
Access and offline alternatives
Pointing, signing, speech, drawing or an adult-scribed response can show the same science.
Provide named arrows as well as colour; supported pupils can direct the adult-held model.
All activity data and instructions are supplied offline; no NASA page or video is needed.
No photograph, public performance or sharing is assumed; record actual independence.
Close and continue
Stop after We Do 2 at 40 minutes. Keep the planet order and explanation for W6B's 32-minute workshop. This is the current weekly W6 lesson, not a newly invented assessment or replacement for any private pack.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W6_Earth_And_Planets.html
Source file Git blob: 4a5f555bb496b2ba8f691b4811ca23a0a0c2b1e3
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W6_Earth_And_Planets.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current weekly source split at Monday's We Do 2 stop; Tuesday workshop remains separate.
Paper cards and editable native orbit diagram replace HTML interactions.
No publisher images, video or worksheet pages redistributed.
Orbit represented by a schematic circle, with unscaled sizes and distances. Real planetary orbits are ellipses, most close to circular.
Original logo not substituted; source pack and private OneDrive assets untouched.
Slide 1 · Earth and the planetsTitle — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Current W6 objective. Success: order eight planets; describe near-circular orbits; explain the Sun's inward gravitational pull. Assess these through pupil responses, not completion of slide viewing. This deck is Monday's 40-minute lesson.
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Slide 2 · Start with the planets you knowArrival Task — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Offer four name cards to supported pupils, including an accessible pointing/directing route. Standard answer Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. Stretch continues Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Keep initial answer for later correction; do not treat this as a timed memory competition.
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Slide 3 · Three things to work outToday at a Glance — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Use current source sequence. An orbit is a curved path around another object. A year here means one planet's time for an orbit of the Sun; it is not the same number of days for every planet.
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Slide 4 · Eight planets, one orderI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Read from the Sun outwards. Sun is a star, not one of the eight planets. Source terms: Solar System means Sun and everything orbiting it; gravity attracts objects; orbit is path; year is orbit time. Rocky planets are the inner four, while outer group contains two gas and two ice giants.
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Slide 5 · Gravity changes the directionI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Explain the existing two-arrow model. Amber is the direction of the planet's velocity, not a force; teal is gravitational force towards the Sun. Their directions are approximately perpendicular for a near-circular orbit. Gravity changes motion continuously. Do not describe equal opposing forces or an outward gravitational push. The schematic circle represents a near-circular orbit; sizes and distances are not to scale.
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Slide 6 · Move the model, then challenge itI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Use desk counters rather than require public walking. Gravity arrow points Sunward; motion arrow is tangent to the path at that point. Without gravity, the straight-on tangent is the idealised prediction, not a line directly away from the Sun. Counters are moved by hand; this demonstrates an explanation, not gravity in action. Do not swing objects on strings.
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Slide 7 · Rocky or giant?We Do 1 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Use spoken answers or two paper headings. Ask pupils to choose before revealing. Mercury and Mars rocky; Jupiter gas giant; Neptune ice giant. For the year comparison supply Earth 365 and Mars 687 Earth days. Mars takes longer because 687 is greater than 365.
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Slide 8 · Check a reason, not just a labelWe Do 1 — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Correct one card and explain the group. Difference 687 − 365 = 322 days is optional arithmetic; required science is Mars takes longer for one orbit. Further-out Solar System planets have longer orbital periods. Do not infer the diagram gives accurate distances or speed. Repeat the inner-planet order; remaining source cards optional within stage.
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Slide 9 · Build the explanationI Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source answer shape and evidence loop. Look for order, rocky/giant classification and gravity's role. An adult may keep pupil work or write an observation with independence level; photographs are optional and not assumed. Use pupil's own explanation, with pointing to arrows equivalent to writing.
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Slide 10 · Sort five statementsWe Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Pupils choose TRUE/FALSE for each and prepare one reason. Expected T,F,T,F,T for the simplified Solar System context. If a pupil raises motion around the Solar System's shared centre of mass, acknowledge extension but keep required heliocentric model clear. Avoid pretending 'Sun never moves' is necessary.
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Slide 11 · Answers to the five claimsWe Do 2 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Check the five original statements in order T,F,T,F,T. Repair false claims: Earth orbits Sun; gravity acts in space and curves planetary paths. Do not add a false claim that Sun never moves. Correct one explanation after pupils have attempted the sort.
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Slide 12 · Use time as evidenceWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source WAGOLL. Neptune's approximately 60,190 Earth days ÷365 is about 165. Its longer period reflects both a larger orbital path and lower orbital speed; do not imply equal speed. Comparing numbers suffices at supported level. No additional numerical assessment beyond source intent.
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Slide 13 · Keep your orbit explanationWe Do 2 — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Stop Monday here as current source directs. Do not add Tuesday 32-minute workshop or exit now. Pupil may save a dictated or adult-scribed response. Next session checks model limitations, two year comparisons at standard level, and the same source success criteria.
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Build and challenge an orbit model
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Build and challenge an orbit model
Autumn 1 · Week 6 · Lesson B · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Describe Earth and the other planets orbiting the Sun: order eight planets, group rocky/giant planets, and explain the Sun's inward gravitational pull.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–4 | Workshop · retrieve | 4
4–24 | Workshop · build and compare | 20
24–26 | Workshop · check | 2
26–32 | Workshop · correct and tidy | 6
32–36 | Pupil feedback | 4
36–40 | Exit Ticket | 4
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Eight planet-name cards or the supplied word bank
Sun and Earth paper labels; two counters; two paper arrows
Pencils, paper and supplied approximate orbital-period table
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Workshop · retrieve · 4 minutes
First minute of the source 4-minute retrieval, not an extra starter. Return Monday's order strip. Today's 32-minute workshop includes all setup, work, check and tidy; feedback and exit follow.
Order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Provide all eight cards; adult can hold or read them. At current model position, gravity points inward; motion tangent. Support may direct an adult, draw or use counters. This completes the source 4-minute retrieval.
Workshop · build and compare · 20 minutes
First 4 of the 20-minute model/data phase. Supported: order names with support and Earth/Mars comparison. Standard: order and group, two arrows, two data pairs. Stretch: test farther-out/longer-year prediction and model limits. No bodily movement required. Supply paper ruler only if useful for layout; this is not distance measurement.
Pupils manipulate their own or adult-operated model. Inward arrow represents gravitational force, tangent arrow represents direction of motion. They are not two opposing forces. Native schematic is an explanation aid; hand motion supplies movement in classroom model. No claim that counter orbit demonstrates gravity experimentally.
Current source approximate orbital periods. Compare one pair supported; two pairs standard. All numbers share unit Earth days. Ask which finishes a single orbit first when starting together; shorter year finishes first. These are supplied scientific data, not student measurements. NASA Space Place years-on-other-planets and NASA planets are source facts; no internet needed.
Worked answer for adult after attempt: Mars 687 > Earth 365, so Mars takes longer and Earth completes one orbit first; Neptune 60,190 > Jupiter 4,333, so Neptune longer. Mercury 88 < Earth 365, so Mercury shorter. Stretch checks farther-out pattern using given order and table. No invented relation that planets move at equal speed.
Final 2 minutes of source 20-minute build/data phase. Scribe or accept dictated/pointed evidence. Model shows Sunward pull direction and curving path/order; does not show accurate size, distance, speed or actual gravitational mechanism. Pupils can use two supported sentence halves rather than full paragraph. Keep own predictions visible.
Workshop · check · 2 minutes
Exact source 2-minute check inside 32. Expected yes: longer time, not a bigger physical planet. Use 365/687 to verify unit understanding. Adult records actual demonstrated science and independence. An incorrect first arrow is an opportunity to correct, not proof of failure.
Workshop · correct and tidy · 6 minutes
First 3 of source 6-minute correction/tidy. Examples shows orbit path and inward pull direction; does not show scale, speed or real gravitational movement. Differentiate: adult records a spoken model limit, standard writes one, stretch explains why a hand-moved counter is no gravity experiment.
Completes 32-minute workshop. Keep or record evidence without assuming a photograph/public display. Adult can record direct observation instead of forcing writing. No extension consumes feedback/exit. Do not award external accreditation solely because a worksheet exists.
Pupil feedback · 4 minutes
First 2 of source 4-minute Lundy/pupil feedback. Ask about science or access, e.g. colour distinction, movement demand, instruction pace. Offer chosen partner to convey feedback. Do not require public performance or disclosure.
Adult makes one possible change, e.g. labelled paper arrows instead of colour alone, static drawing instead of movement. Explain real limits and check response. Pupil may pass. A brief private note can preserve voice/action; no unnecessary photograph or sharing.
Exit Ticket · 4 minutes
Pupil chooses agreed source tier; not all three compulsory. Responses may be spoken/pointed/drawn. Answers on next slide/teacher notes after independent attempt. Source assessed outcomes: order, orbit description, gravitational explanation. Prompting level should be recorded.
Source answers. Stretch: its sideways motion and inward gravitational pull combine to produce a continuing curved orbit rather than a radial fall. Avoid false 'gravity cancels forward motion' or 'there is no gravity'. Ask pupil to correct one word or arrow. This completes 40 minutes, not a new activity.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
1. Retrieve and choose your model ·4 min
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Gravity Sunward, motion tangent. Provide named cards/adult operation as needed.
2. Model and compare ·20 min
Model arrows are Sunward gravity and tangential motion. Supplied years are not measured by this classroom model. Supported Earth/Mars; other comparisons may vary.
3. Record the comparison
Example Earth/Mars: Mars 687 > 365, Earth finishes first. Example Jupiter/Neptune: Neptune 60,190 > 4,333, Jupiter finishes first. Same Earth-day units throughout.
4. Pause and check ·2 min
A longer year is more time for one orbit. Adult checks a genuine arrow and numerical comparison; record actual independence.
5. Correct and tidy ·6 min
Shows an orbit path and inward-pull direction. Does not accurately show size, distance or speed; a person moves the counters, so it does not test gravity.
6. Pupil feedback ·4 min
Personal feedback has no prescribed answer. Agree a possible access/science change, explain limits and check its effect; passing is allowed.
7. Exit ·4 min
Supported Earth. Standard Sun's gravity. Stretch Earth's continued sideways motion and inward gravity combine into a curving orbit rather than a straight radial fall.
Misconceptions and corrections
The Sun is a star, not the ninth planet in this list.
Most planetary orbits are close to circular; schematic circles and arrows are not size/distance/speed scales.
The gravity arrow is a force; the tangent motion arrow is direction of motion, not a second opposing force.
Without gravity in the idealised model, the planet follows the straight-on tangent, not a line straight out from the Sun.
A year means one orbit, so another planet's year need not be 365 Earth days.
Hand-moving a counter illustrates an explanation; it does not experimentally demonstrate gravity.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Use counters or a drawing on a desk; public walking is optional.
Do not swing objects on strings.
No viewing the Sun, lasers, electrical kit or physical force experiment is required.
Access and offline alternatives
Pointing, signing, speech, drawing or an adult-scribed response can show the same science.
Provide named arrows as well as colour; supported pupils can direct the adult-held model.
All activity data and instructions are supplied offline; no NASA page or video is needed.
No photograph, public performance or sharing is assumed; record actual independence.
Close and continue
W7 studies the Moon's orbit, reflected sunlight and ordinary phases. Preserve the source 40-minute plan: no extra practical or full-term assessment is implied.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W6_Earth_And_Planets.html
Source file Git blob: 4a5f555bb496b2ba8f691b4811ca23a0a0c2b1e3
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W6_Earth_And_Planets.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Tuesday exact source structure: 32-minute workshop including 4-minute retrieval,20-minute construction/comparison,2-minute check,6-minute correction/tidy; then 4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit.
Native editable arrows/counters and included numerical data support offline use.
All year values retained from current source; not a new measured experiment.
Public writing or walking not required; no string-swinging model or publisher media.
Slide 1 · Build an orbit modelWorkshop · retrieve — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First minute of the source 4-minute retrieval, not an extra starter. Return Monday's order strip. Today's 32-minute workshop includes all setup, work, check and tidy; feedback and exit follow.
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Slide 2 · Retrieve the order and arrowsWorkshop · retrieve — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Provide all eight cards; adult can hold or read them. At current model position, gravity points inward; motion tangent. Support may direct an adult, draw or use counters. This completes the source 4-minute retrieval.
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Slide 3 · Choose a route and set upWorkshop · build and compare — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 4 of the 20-minute model/data phase. Supported: order names with support and Earth/Mars comparison. Standard: order and group, two arrows, two data pairs. Stretch: test farther-out/longer-year prediction and model limits. No bodily movement required. Supply paper ruler only if useful for layout; this is not distance measurement.
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Slide 4 · Two arrows, two meaningsWorkshop · build and compare — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Pupils manipulate their own or adult-operated model. Inward arrow represents gravitational force, tangent arrow represents direction of motion. They are not two opposing forces. Native schematic is an explanation aid; hand motion supplies movement in classroom model. No claim that counter orbit demonstrates gravity experimentally.
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Slide 5 · Use the supplied year dataWorkshop · build and compare — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Current source approximate orbital periods. Compare one pair supported; two pairs standard. All numbers share unit Earth days. Ask which finishes a single orbit first when starting together; shorter year finishes first. These are supplied scientific data, not student measurements. NASA Space Place years-on-other-planets and NASA planets are source facts; no internet needed.
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Slide 6 · Make a claim, then check itWorkshop · build and compare — 5 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Worked answer for adult after attempt: Mars 687 > Earth 365, so Mars takes longer and Earth completes one orbit first; Neptune 60,190 > Jupiter 4,333, so Neptune longer. Mercury 88 < Earth 365, so Mercury shorter. Stretch checks farther-out pattern using given order and table. No invented relation that planets move at equal speed.
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Slide 7 · Record your evidenceWorkshop · build and compare — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Final 2 minutes of source 20-minute build/data phase. Scribe or accept dictated/pointed evidence. Model shows Sunward pull direction and curving path/order; does not show accurate size, distance, speed or actual gravitational mechanism. Pupils can use two supported sentence halves rather than full paragraph. Keep own predictions visible.
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Slide 8 · Pause for a two-minute checkWorkshop · check — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact source 2-minute check inside 32. Expected yes: longer time, not a bigger physical planet. Use 365/687 to verify unit understanding. Adult records actual demonstrated science and independence. An incorrect first arrow is an opportunity to correct, not proof of failure.
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Slide 9 · Improve one thingWorkshop · correct and tidy — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 3 of source 6-minute correction/tidy. Examples shows orbit path and inward pull direction; does not show scale, speed or real gravitational movement. Differentiate: adult records a spoken model limit, standard writes one, stretch explains why a hand-moved counter is no gravity experiment.
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Slide 10 · Keep the evidence; return the kitWorkshop · correct and tidy — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes 32-minute workshop. Keep or record evidence without assuming a photograph/public display. Adult can record direct observation instead of forcing writing. No extension consumes feedback/exit. Do not award external accreditation solely because a worksheet exists.
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Slide 11 · Your voice can change the lessonPupil feedback — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 2 of source 4-minute Lundy/pupil feedback. Ask about science or access, e.g. colour distinction, movement demand, instruction pace. Offer chosen partner to convey feedback. Do not require public performance or disclosure.
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Slide 12 · Agree one useful changePupil feedback — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Adult makes one possible change, e.g. labelled paper arrows instead of colour alone, static drawing instead of movement. Explain real limits and check response. Pupil may pass. A brief private note can preserve voice/action; no unnecessary photograph or sharing.
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Slide 13 · Exit: show what you understandExit Ticket — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Pupil chooses agreed source tier; not all three compulsory. Responses may be spoken/pointed/drawn. Answers on next slide/teacher notes after independent attempt. Source assessed outcomes: order, orbit description, gravitational explanation. Prompting level should be recorded.
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Slide 14 · Check the science before you leaveExit Ticket — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source answers. Stretch: its sideways motion and inward gravitational pull combine to produce a continuing curved orbit rather than a radial fall. Avoid false 'gravity cancels forward motion' or 'there is no gravity'. Ask pupil to correct one word or arrow. This completes 40 minutes, not a new activity.
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The Moon's journey
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
The Moon's journey
Autumn 1 · Week 7 · Lesson A · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Describe the Moon orbiting Earth roughly monthly; explain moonlight as reflected sunlight and ordinary phases as changing views of the illuminated half.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–1 | Title | 1
1–5 | Arrival Task | 4
5–7 | Today at a Glance | 2
7–16 | I Do 1 | 9
16–26 | We Do 1 | 10
26–30 | I Do 2 | 4
30–40 | We Do 2 | 10
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-prepared card circles or the pupil's three-circle drawing
Crayons or pencils; simple labels new, half and full
A matte ball and a low-power torch operated by an adult, if using the physical model
A static diagram or adult drawing for an equal offline alternative
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Title · 1 minute
Current W7 learning objective. Success: state Moon orbits Earth roughly monthly; explain it reflects sunlight; describe ordinary phases. This lesson stops at We Do 2; Tuesday contains the phase-wheel workshop. Do not introduce a cumulative term test that is not the current source.
Arrival Task · 4 minutes
Provide original three-circle new/half/full strip or a simple adult drawing; pupil can draw/direct rather than write. Full Moon shows the whole illuminated face from Earth. Orbit about 27.3 days, roughly a month; light is reflected sunlight. Keep initial response for correction.
Today at a Glance · 2 minutes
A satellite is an object orbiting a planet; Moon is Earth's natural satellite. Phase means the apparent shape of the illuminated part visible from Earth. Reflection is light returning from a surface. Crescent means a thin curved visible sunlit portion.
I Do 1 · 9 minutes
Native diagram traces a possible light path schematically, not a measured ray diagram or phase map. Sun is light source; Moon reflects/scatters sunlight towards observers, rather than glowing like a star. This diagram does not show the illuminated half; use the ball model next.
Adult operates low-power torch, never into eyes. Get agreement before changing light levels; no blackout required. Keep ball above the observer's shadow and compare positions from a fixed observer point. Outside eclipses, about half the Moon is sunlit. Do not say the whole ball becomes physically crescent-shaped.
Demonstrate new near the light direction, half at side, full opposite the light direction while preventing observer-shadow eclipse. A 'half Moon' in appearance is commonly a quarter phase in cycle terminology. Phase depends on viewing geometry, not Earth's shadow. Pupil may direct positions or use still diagrams. Repeat the model from one pupil-requested view.
We Do 1 · 10 minutes
Decide first with cards or speech. First three are ordinary phases from seeing differing illuminated portions; new Moon is near Sun's direction with near side mostly unlit, not Moon ceasing to exist. Lunar eclipse involves Earth blocking direct sunlight; reddish light reaching Moon has passed through Earth's atmosphere. Explain red briefly only if asked; key contrast is shadow versus phase.
Ask pupil to repair the claim 'a crescent is Earth's shadow'. Expected: as Moon orbits Earth, we see a different amount of its sunlit half. A lunar eclipse can occur at full Moon but not each full Moon because lunar orbit is tilted; this is optional explanatory note, not extra assessed content.
I Do 2 · 4 minutes
Source evidence loop: roughly monthly orbit, reflected sunlight, cause of phases. Model with pupil's own words rather than copying. An adult may keep a pupil-labelled view or record explanation; no compulsory photo, public display or accreditation claim.
We Do 2 · 10 minutes
Mark T/F before checking. Expected T,F,F,T,F. 'Glows by itself' means own visible light source in this classroom context. Pupil may point to labels or ask adult to read. Correct one false claim with explanation.
Original claim order T,F,F,T,F. Correct false claims: Moon reflects sunlight; ordinary phases depend on viewing illuminated half; Moon can be visible in daytime. Exact time distinction is 27.3-day orbit relative to stars versus 29.5-day new-to-new cycle, not contradictory month lengths.
Retains source WAGOLL. Qualify that outside an eclipse about half is illuminated. A pupil can produce a labelled sequence with an oral explanation. Do not use a ball entering head-shadow as evidence of ordinary phases.
End Monday after We Do 2 as source instructs. Tuesday follows 32-minute workshop,4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit. No extra test or private-pack replacement. Adult may note the pupil's chosen question.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
1. Arrival: a first idea
Full Moon shows the whole visible disc illuminated. Moon orbit about 27.3 days, roughly a month. Moonlight is reflected sunlight.
2. Trace the light
Sun produces light. Moon reflects/scatters some sunlight towards observers. Moon is not its own visible light source.
3. Watch three model views
New: little/none of illuminated part faces us. Half: about half visible disc illuminated. Full: whole visible disc illuminated. Observer's shadow must not fall onto ball during ordinary-phase model.
4. Phase or eclipse?
First three ordinary phases; last lunar eclipse. Normal phases come from different views of sunlit half. Lunar eclipse involves Earth blocking direct sunlight.
5. True or false?
T,F,F,T,F. Moon reflects sunlight; normal phases depend on viewpoint; Moon can be visible in daytime.
6. Build the explanation
The Moon reflects sunlight. As it orbits Earth, we see different amounts of its sunlit half. Earth's shadow is not the ordinary-phase cause.
Misconceptions and corrections
The Moon stays approximately spherical; the visible sunlit part changes.
The Moon reflects sunlight; it is not a light source like the Sun.
Outside eclipses, about half the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. The fraction of that illuminated half visible from Earth changes.
Earth's shadow causes a lunar eclipse, not the ordinary monthly phases.
One orbit relative to the stars is about 27.3 days; a new-to-new phase cycle is about 29.5 days. Both are roughly a month.
The Moon can be seen during daytime as well as at night.
The torch/ball model is not to scale and is easily affected by the observer's shadow.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Agree before any light-level change; ordinary room light or still diagrams are valid alternatives.
No blackout, lasers or looking at the Sun.
Never direct a torch into eyes; adult holds and controls the torch.
Keep the ball slightly above the observer's/head's shadow so an accidental eclipse does not masquerade as a phase.
Use pre-cut card or an adult preparing the circles; do not introduce sharp construction tools.
Access and offline alternatives
Use spoken, pointed, drawn, signed or adult-scribed responses; public demonstration is optional.
No online video or publisher images are needed; all diagrams/tasks are original editable teaching aids.
Retain a clear visual distinction between a top-down model and the view from Earth.
No photos or public display assumed; record actual witnessed science and independence.
Close and continue
Stop Monday after We Do 2. Keep the explanations for Tuesday's phase-model workshop. Current W7 assesses Moon outcomes, not an added half-term summative test.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W7_The_Moon.html
Source file Git blob: cad3ed6bbbb2f2b3a8cd2ee83b6e504388f82386
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W7_The_Moon.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Current weekly W7 teaching sequence: Moon orbit, reflected light and ordinary phases; not an invented end-of-term test.
Editable native light-path schematic and paper tasks replace HTML animation and clickable sorting.
Outside-eclipses qualifier repairs the source shorthand 'half is always lit'.
27.3-day orbit and 29.5-day phase cycle kept distinct, following source's workshop correction.
Private OneDrive pack and its separate assessments retained untouched; original logo not replaced.
Slide 1 · The Moon's journeyTitle — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Current W7 learning objective. Success: state Moon orbits Earth roughly monthly; explain it reflects sunlight; describe ordinary phases. This lesson stops at We Do 2; Tuesday contains the phase-wheel workshop. Do not introduce a cumulative term test that is not the current source.
Sources
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Slide 2 · Start with what you thinkArrival Task — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Provide original three-circle new/half/full strip or a simple adult drawing; pupil can draw/direct rather than write. Full Moon shows the whole illuminated face from Earth. Orbit about 27.3 days, roughly a month; light is reflected sunlight. Keep initial response for correction.
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Slide 3 · Three things to work outToday at a Glance — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
A satellite is an object orbiting a planet; Moon is Earth's natural satellite. Phase means the apparent shape of the illuminated part visible from Earth. Reflection is light returning from a surface. Crescent means a thin curved visible sunlit portion.
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Slide 4 · Moonlight begins at the SunI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Native diagram traces a possible light path schematically, not a measured ray diagram or phase map. Sun is light source; Moon reflects/scatters sunlight towards observers, rather than glowing like a star. This diagram does not show the illuminated half; use the ball model next.
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Slide 5 · Keep the light direction fixedI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Adult operates low-power torch, never into eyes. Get agreement before changing light levels; no blackout required. Keep ball above the observer's shadow and compare positions from a fixed observer point. Outside eclipses, about half the Moon is sunlit. Do not say the whole ball becomes physically crescent-shaped.
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Slide 6 · New, half and full: three viewsI Do 1 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Demonstrate new near the light direction, half at side, full opposite the light direction while preventing observer-shadow eclipse. A 'half Moon' in appearance is commonly a quarter phase in cycle terminology. Phase depends on viewing geometry, not Earth's shadow. Pupil may direct positions or use still diagrams. Repeat the model from one pupil-requested view.
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Slide 7 · What explains each observation?We Do 1 — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Decide first with cards or speech. First three are ordinary phases from seeing differing illuminated portions; new Moon is near Sun's direction with near side mostly unlit, not Moon ceasing to exist. Lunar eclipse involves Earth blocking direct sunlight; reddish light reaching Moon has passed through Earth's atmosphere. Explain red briefly only if asked; key contrast is shadow versus phase.
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Slide 8 · Phases and eclipses differWe Do 1 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Ask pupil to repair the claim 'a crescent is Earth's shadow'. Expected: as Moon orbits Earth, we see a different amount of its sunlit half. A lunar eclipse can occur at full Moon but not each full Moon because lunar orbit is tilted; this is optional explanatory note, not extra assessed content.
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Slide 9 · Explain cause, then observationI Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Source evidence loop: roughly monthly orbit, reflected sunlight, cause of phases. Model with pupil's own words rather than copying. An adult may keep a pupil-labelled view or record explanation; no compulsory photo, public display or accreditation claim.
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Slide 10 · Sort the five claimsWe Do 2 — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Mark T/F before checking. Expected T,F,F,T,F. 'Glows by itself' means own visible light source in this classroom context. Pupil may point to labels or ask adult to read. Correct one false claim with explanation.
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Slide 11 · Check the original claimsWe Do 2 — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Original claim order T,F,F,T,F. Correct false claims: Moon reflects sunlight; ordinary phases depend on viewing illuminated half; Moon can be visible in daytime. Exact time distinction is 27.3-day orbit relative to stars versus 29.5-day new-to-new cycle, not contradictory month lengths.
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Slide 12 · A complete model answerWe Do 2 — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Retains source WAGOLL. Qualify that outside an eclipse about half is illuminated. A pupil can produce a labelled sequence with an oral explanation. Do not use a ball entering head-shadow as evidence of ordinary phases.
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Slide 13 · Keep your explanation for TuesdayWe Do 2 — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
End Monday after We Do 2 as source instructs. Tuesday follows 32-minute workshop,4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit. No extra test or private-pack replacement. Adult may note the pupil's chosen question.
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Test a phase-wheel model
Open slideshow
TEACHER GUIDANCE / ANSWERS SEPARATE
Test a phase-wheel model
Autumn 1 · Week 7 · Lesson B · 40 minutes
Learning objective
Describe the Moon orbiting Earth roughly monthly; explain moonlight as reflected sunlight and ordinary phases as changing views of the illuminated half.
Source lesson timing
Elapsed minutes | Source stage | Minutes
0–4 | Workshop · retrieve | 4
4–24 | Workshop · build and compare | 20
24–26 | Workshop · check | 2
26–32 | Workshop · correct and tidy | 6
32–36 | Pupil feedback | 4
36–40 | Exit Ticket | 4
Split slide times are added within their original source stages. Printed tasks and adaptations replace activity within these timings; they do not add extra lesson time.
Equipment and preparation
Adult-prepared card circles or the pupil's three-circle drawing
Crayons or pencils; simple labels new, half and full
A matte ball and a low-power torch operated by an adult, if using the physical model
A static diagram or adult drawing for an equal offline alternative
TEACHING SEQUENCE
Guide the lesson
Use the source stage times; choose prompts appropriate to the pupil.
Workshop · retrieve · 4 minutes
First minute inside source 4-minute retrieval. Return Monday's sheet. Success is explaining motion, reflected light and phases; do not present this as a whole-term test or replace accepted private materials.
Completes 4-minute retrieval. Moonlight is reflected sunlight. The Moon/ball stays round while visible illuminated fraction changes. About half is sunlit outside eclipses. Agree before changing room light; no blackout. Adult can do all equipment handling.
Workshop · build and compare · 20 minutes
First 4 of source 20-minute build/check-views phase. Adult holds light and guides movement; keep ball above observer's head shadow. No lasers, Sun observation or pupil cutting required. Standard creates labelled phase wheel or three-view strip; supported arranges examples; stretch adds eclipse/model limit explanation.
Observer remains at same location; ball moves around them slightly above shadow height. New near light direction, near-side mostly dark; side about half visible disc lit; opposite light mostly/all visible disc lit. Do not block beam with observer for full position. Still alternative adult draws the same geometry and pupil explains each expected view; call it predicted/modelled, not observed practical.
Within 20-minute phase. Expected new: visible disc mostly unlit; half: one visible half lit, either orientation accepted if model corresponds; full: whole visible disc lit. Circle is view from Earth, not top-down orbit map. A coloured crescent is not the Moon physically changing shape. Adult may scribe/draw as pupil directs.
Completes 20-minute build/compare phase. Supported points to lit portion and one matching label. Standard gives cause linked to orbit and checks three views. Stretch distinguishes Earth-shadow eclipse and one model limit. No requirement to reproduce all eight named phases; current source asks new/half/full.
Workshop · check · 2 minutes
Exact 2-minute check inside 32. Correct answer visible lit part. Same observer position matters: another angle sees a different illuminated fraction. Record actual observed explanation/independence. A pupil can pass on partner work and ask adult privately.
Workshop · correct and tidy · 6 minutes
First 3 of source 6-minute correction/tidy. Model shows viewing geometry, reflected illumination and round shape. It does not show true size/distance scales, orbital tilt well or real phase-cycle times; torch is near and can introduce shadows not representing normal phases. Use wrong label as specific correction opportunity.
Completes 32-minute workshop; do not start a second 20-minute activity. Adult switches/collects torch. No photo or public display assumed; keep pupil product or witness record. Source numerical distinction remains 27.3 versus 29.5 days if relevant to explanation.
Pupil feedback · 4 minutes
First 2 of source 4-minute feedback. Invite science/access voice without requiring public performance or personal disclosure. A chosen partner may relay. Light sensitivity is accommodated without requiring an explanation from pupil.
Adult offers one possible change such as labels, static diagram or normal lighting, explains any limit, and checks whether it helped. Pupil can pass. Feedback is meaningful influence, not a mandatory extra written task.
Exit Ticket · 4 minutes
Attempt the selected source tier before next slide or answers. Standard about 27.3 days/roughly month, with distinction from 29.5-day cycle. Supported no, reflects sunlight. Stretch geometry versus lunar eclipse. Accept oral/pointed/drawn evidence.
Completes 40 minutes. Source key outcomes: Moon orbits Earth, reflected light, changing visible sunlit portion. Earth's shadow is relevant to lunar eclipses. Correct one response without claiming all Autumn 1 science assessed. Keep honest record of what was demonstrated and assistance provided.
TEACHER ANSWERS
Worked answers and expected evidence
Use after an attempt. Accept equivalent correct explanations; record support given.
1. Retrieve and choose a route ·4 min
Moonlight is sunlight reflected from Moon. About half Moon is sunlit outside eclipses; visible lit part changes. Normal lighting/static drawings are valid.
2. Model three views ·20 min
Near light direction new, little/none of lit half faces observer. Side half, about half visible disc lit. Opposite full, all/most visible disc lit. Avoid head-shadow eclipsing the full-model position.
3. Draw or arrange the phase strip
New visible disc mostly shaded; half one visible half shaded; full unshaded. Either half orientation accepted when it matches actual model direction. Visible sunlit portion changes; ball shape does not. Moon orbits Earth.
4. Pause and check ·2 min
The visible lit part changes. Moon/ball remains approximately spherical. Different observer angles see different amounts of illuminated half.
5. Correct and reset ·6 min
Model shows changed illuminated portion with viewing geometry. Does not show accurate scales, true cycle timing or orbital tilt well. Lunar eclipse is Earth blocking direct sunlight; ordinary phases are changing view of sunlit half. Torch/head-shadow can create misleading eclipses.
6. Pupil feedback ·4 min
No prescribed personal response; accept passing. Example change: static labelled drawing instead of altered light. Adult checks whether it helped.
7. Exit ·4 min
Supported no, Moon reflects sunlight. Standard about 27.3 days relative to stars; roughly month accepted. Phase cycle about 29.5 days. Stretch phases result from seeing varying amounts of sunlit half; Earth-shadow alignment is lunar eclipse.
Misconceptions and corrections
The Moon stays approximately spherical; the visible sunlit part changes.
The Moon reflects sunlight; it is not a light source like the Sun.
Outside eclipses, about half the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. The fraction of that illuminated half visible from Earth changes.
Earth's shadow causes a lunar eclipse, not the ordinary monthly phases.
One orbit relative to the stars is about 27.3 days; a new-to-new phase cycle is about 29.5 days. Both are roughly a month.
The Moon can be seen during daytime as well as at night.
The torch/ball model is not to scale and is easily affected by the observer's shadow.
PREPARATION / ACCESS / SOURCE RECORD
Teach safely; keep the evidence
The source record identifies this conversion; it is not a claim of publication.
Safety
Agree before any light-level change; ordinary room light or still diagrams are valid alternatives.
No blackout, lasers or looking at the Sun.
Never direct a torch into eyes; adult holds and controls the torch.
Keep the ball slightly above the observer's/head's shadow so an accidental eclipse does not masquerade as a phase.
Use pre-cut card or an adult preparing the circles; do not introduce sharp construction tools.
Access and offline alternatives
Use spoken, pointed, drawn, signed or adult-scribed responses; public demonstration is optional.
No online video or publisher images are needed; all diagrams/tasks are original editable teaching aids.
Retain a clear visual distinction between a top-down model and the view from Earth.
No photos or public display assumed; record actual witnessed science and independence.
Close and continue
This completes the source W7 Moon sequence. Keep evidence by actual outcome and independence. Do not describe it as full Autumn 1 assessment, resolve Weeks 1–2 separately, and keep existing private pack assessments untouched.
Source and revision
Repository: MattRoper1977/Lessons
Source path: Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W7_The_Moon.html
Source file Git blob: cad3ed6bbbb2f2b3a8cd2ee83b6e504388f82386
Current source link (mutable): https://github.com/MattRoper1977/Lessons/blob/main/Science_Teesside/Grow/SCI_G_W7_The_Moon.html
Document revision: 2026-09-06
Recorded conversion changes
Tuesday current source plan: 4+20+2+6 minutes within 32-minute workshop, then 4-minute feedback and 4-minute exit.
Three equal pupil-drawn circles or a pre-cut phase wheel support editable/offline work.
No publisher pictures/animations, private-pack assessment replacement or fabricated measurements.
Physical model optional; an adult's static labelled drawing is an equal response route.
Slide 1 · Test a phase-wheel modelWorkshop · retrieve — 1 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First minute inside source 4-minute retrieval. Return Monday's sheet. Success is explaining motion, reflected light and phases; do not present this as a whole-term test or replace accepted private materials.
Sources
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Slide 2 · Retrieve the lit-side ruleWorkshop · retrieve — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes 4-minute retrieval. Moonlight is reflected sunlight. The Moon/ball stays round while visible illuminated fraction changes. About half is sunlit outside eclipses. Agree before changing room light; no blackout. Adult can do all equipment handling.
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Slide 3 · Prepare your model safelyWorkshop · build and compare — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 4 of source 20-minute build/check-views phase. Adult holds light and guides movement; keep ball above observer's head shadow. No lasers, Sun observation or pupil cutting required. Standard creates labelled phase wheel or three-view strip; supported arranges examples; stretch adds eclipse/model limit explanation.
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Slide 4 · Check three positionsWorkshop · build and compare — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Observer remains at same location; ball moves around them slightly above shadow height. New near light direction, near-side mostly dark; side about half visible disc lit; opposite light mostly/all visible disc lit. Do not block beam with observer for full position. Still alternative adult draws the same geometry and pupil explains each expected view; call it predicted/modelled, not observed practical.
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Slide 5 · Make your three-view stripWorkshop · build and compare — 6 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Within 20-minute phase. Expected new: visible disc mostly unlit; half: one visible half lit, either orientation accepted if model corresponds; full: whole visible disc lit. Circle is view from Earth, not top-down orbit map. A coloured crescent is not the Moon physically changing shape. Adult may scribe/draw as pupil directs.
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Slide 6 · Explain what changedWorkshop · build and compare — 4 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes 20-minute build/compare phase. Supported points to lit portion and one matching label. Standard gives cause linked to orbit and checks three views. Stretch distinguishes Earth-shadow eclipse and one model limit. No requirement to reproduce all eight named phases; current source asks new/half/full.
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Slide 7 · Pause for a shared checkWorkshop · check — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Exact 2-minute check inside 32. Correct answer visible lit part. Same observer position matters: another angle sees a different illuminated fraction. Record actual observed explanation/independence. A pupil can pass on partner work and ask adult privately.
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Slide 8 · Correct one label or viewWorkshop · correct and tidy — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 3 of source 6-minute correction/tidy. Model shows viewing geometry, reflected illumination and round shape. It does not show true size/distance scales, orbital tilt well or real phase-cycle times; torch is near and can introduce shadows not representing normal phases. Use wrong label as specific correction opportunity.
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Slide 9 · Reset the room and kitWorkshop · correct and tidy — 3 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes 32-minute workshop; do not start a second 20-minute activity. Adult switches/collects torch. No photo or public display assumed; keep pupil product or witness record. Source numerical distinction remains 27.3 versus 29.5 days if relevant to explanation.
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Slide 10 · Say what helped or hinderedPupil feedback — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
First 2 of source 4-minute feedback. Invite science/access voice without requiring public performance or personal disclosure. A chosen partner may relay. Light sensitivity is accommodated without requiring an explanation from pupil.
Sources
Slide 11 · Check the agreed changePupil feedback — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Adult offers one possible change such as labels, static diagram or normal lighting, explains any limit, and checks whether it helped. Pupil can pass. Feedback is meaningful influence, not a mandatory extra written task.
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Slide 12 · Exit: choose your explanationExit Ticket — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Attempt the selected source tier before next slide or answers. Standard about 27.3 days/roughly month, with distinction from 29.5-day cycle. Supported no, reflects sunlight. Stretch geometry versus lunar eclipse. Accept oral/pointed/drawn evidence.
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Slide 13 · Check and keep one improvementExit Ticket — 2 minutes within the source's 40-minute lesson.
Completes 40 minutes. Source key outcomes: Moon orbits Earth, reflected light, changing visible sunlit portion. Earth's shadow is relevant to lunar eclipses. Correct one response without claiming all Autumn 1 science assessed. Keep honest record of what was demonstrated and assistance provided.
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