Forces - Pushing and Pulling

The scene lets students explore a winter sports arena and observe forces in action. They will observe athletes and the forces acting on them and learn about different types of forces as they perform their activity. Students will learn about opposing forces and the effect balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of an object.

# Learning objectives

1: Be able to describe forces as pushing and pulling{.info}

2: Be able to describe different types of forces{.info}

3: Be able to describe how opposing forces work{.info}

# Push or Pull{.objective .objective1}

In this section, different types of forces will be outlined and identified as pushing or pulling. While learning about the different forces, students will discuss whether the source of the forces affect object by direct contact or not.

# Opposing Forces{.objective .objective2}

In this section, each type of force will be described and how they cause an object to react to the force. By observing the animated models, the concept that any force acting on an object will always have an opposing force counteracting that force, for example, thrust will cause an object to move in a specific direction. that moving object will most likely have either friction, air resistance or both reacting to thrust.

# Balancing Act{.objective .objective3}

In this section, balanced and unbalanced forces will be described. As forces have a size and direction, opposing forces can be balanced or unbalanced. As such, they cancel each other out and the over all effect on the moving object will be determined on the net force, known as the resultant force. If the forces are balanced, the object will either be stationary or move at a constant speed. If they are unbalanced, the object will either accelerate or slow down depending on which force is larger.

# Teacher Resources

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