WEEK 6

This week students continued their exploration of the subject of forces in Science through games that demonstrated the effect of gravity. Gravity is a force that we all experience on a daily basis, however, many children hold a common misconception that gravity pulls objects down rather than towards the earth. Lessons such as this one allow students to explore the effects of gravity in fun ways whilst also addressing these misconceptions. The class was also able to carry out its own scientific investigations into the effect that different sized forces have on how far a matchbox will move. Students used elastic bands to investigate whether pulling the band back further caused the matchbox to travel farther. Our band of budding scientists was excited to discover that pulling the elastic back a distance of 30 cm caused the matchbox to travel the entire length of the classroom and storeroom combined – a staggering 12 metres!

- Ms Ellison