Science JournalOn the Move

developed by Di WrightWestport Primary

Lesson 1

Movers and Shakers

How do we move?

Monday 19 April

We played musical statues on our own and then with a partner.

Wednesday 21 April

We played Simon Says

on our own and with a

partner.

Voluntary Movement

People can make parts of

their body move.

arms

legs

hands

hips

knees

fingers

neck

back

Involutary movement

Some parts move on their

own.

breathe

cough sneeze

crysmileget angry

shiver

DANCINGPeople do different types of dancing

around the world.

SPORT

People do different

sports around the world.

TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL DANCE

Dancing styles vary throughout the hundreds of tribal groups.

Dancing was done with set arm, body

and foot movements with a

lot of foot stamping.

This is called "shake a leg ".

Dances often imitated

animals or birds.

People working around the world

Lesson 2

On the hunt for things that move;

in the class-room.

EQUIPMENTMobilo, computers, toys, piano, mobiles, puzzles, counting beads, yo-yo, skipping rope, dice, train-set,

PEOPLE

•What can you see that moves in our class?PeopleMobiles (snake, frog, dolphins, hats)WaterHands on the clockComputer chairsMoving pictures on computersand SMARTBoardMeasuring scalesToys (Mobilo, wind-up lion cub)Swinging doors Sliding cupboard doors

Lesson 2

On the hunt for things that move;

in the play- ground

Lesson 2

On the hunt for things that move;

in the community.

TRANSPORTCars, trucks, buses, boats, bridges

OTHER OBJECTSFlags, trees, leaves, clouds birds,

PEOPLEstudents, teachers, visitors

ANIMALS; insects, spiders

A TABLE

Things that Move

Where Things that moveIn the class-room Bluey

counting beadsdiceMobilo

In the playground birdstreescloudsflagants

Outside the school ground carspeople walking, waving, waterboats, bridgesPlanes flying, ,

Tuesday 27 April

Things that move

Two birds were flying.

The boy is riding his bike.

The leaf is falling.

JOURNALENTRY

I can run fast.

I can run faster.

I can run fastest.

Fast, Faster, Fastest.

Indigenous Perspectives

Tracks are made by moving animals.

Lesson 3

Play-ground PlayWhat parts do we use to move?

The human body has more than 600 skeletal muscles to help us move.

bones

muscles

MOVING PARTS

Movement Body parts used

climb

run

slide

swing

hop

Monday 19 April

We watched …?… swing on the monkey bars.

Monkey barslegsarms hands

A Labelled Diagram•Purpose•Features

SAFE MOVING

WHEN would be a good time to move like this?

WHERE would be a good time to move like this?

Walk any time? •At school•At the shop

Run playing sport •Play-ground•Sports-field

Jump Play-time •On a trampoline•Sky-diving•Swimming pool

sway

Moving on the road.

Lesson 3

Toys that MoveWhat make toys

move?

Lesson 3

Toys that MoveWhat make toys move?

FRICTION

Friction is a force that occurs when two things rub against each other.

FRICTION

Friction is a force that occurs when two things rub against each other.

STORED ENERGYBalls bounce because they

are elastic.They rapidly resume their

shape when squashed.

Toys driven by SPRINGS

are also moved by the release of

stored elastic energy. Jack in a Box Wind-Up toy

SPINNING TOYS

When a wheel is spinning around a point, (axis) it is easier to stay in

motion.

BatteriesBatteries store energy as chemical energy.

What make toys move?

Spin magnets Push/pull (Wheels?)

Batteries Wind-up (springs) wind

Electric

Venn Diagram

pushedpulled

PushedAndpulled

Indigenous Perspectives

shells nutspebbles

Traditional Aboriginal games were not only played by children.

Some games involved only men and boys, even old men, while in other games everyone was allowed to participate.

KeentanA keep-away game of catch ball played by

both girls and boys. The game was also called the 'kangaroo-play' because the players jumping up to

catch the ball resembled the movements of a kangaroo.

This traditional game was played by girls only.

A short piece of stick was placed on the ground to represent a baby.

Each girl had to defend her child from the digging sticks of the other girls who

pretended to try to kill the baby by throwing the sticks at the 'mother'.

The mother tried to fend them off using her own digging stick ('wana').

Lesson 5Moving Towards an Explanation

Can you Identify and Describe these movements?

•Use language

•Participate in discussion

•Follow instructions

•Physically show different types of movement

FORCES

A PUSH is a type of force.

It involves moving something AWAY from you.

FORCES

A PULL is a type of force.It involves moving something

TOWARDS from you

Lesson 6 Rolling Along

(Session 1) Shape, Rattle and Roll

Can you move your body by rolling?

What shapes roll best?

Record your findings.

Lesson 6 Rolling Along On

(Session 2) Roll On

What surfaces are best for ROLLING?

Record your findings.

Science; On the MoveAchievement Rubric

Our Questions1 How 2 When 3 Where4 Why5 How6 7 8

On the Move Word Wallwalk

runjumpbendstretchshakeslideswingswimdancewavepoke

voluntary

in-voluntary

surfaces

skeleton

muscles

joints

force

friction

exercise