Grade 5 Science Q3 - Force, Motion, and Energy
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This interactive course introduces pushes, pulls, friction, gravity, static electricity, simple circuits, and electromagnets through safe, age-appropriate experiments. Students plan and carry out fair tests, assemble circuits, construct an electromagnet, and learn to predict and explain results. Emphasis is on inquiry skills, real-world connections, and teamwork—building confidence in scientific thinking for upper-primary learners.
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What you'll learn
- Demonstrate that contact forces move objects in the same direction as the force is applied and use simple scientific investigation skills to explore how forces influence movement.
- Plan and carry out a scientific investigation to determine the effect of different surfaces on the size of frictional forces and demonstrate how friction can be increased or reduced.
- Identify gravity as a non-contact force and observe, predict, and explain its effects on the motion of familiar objects on Earth in predictable ways.
- Investigate and describe the effects of static electricity using common materials and explain how these temporary charges are created.
- Assemble and draw a simple electrical circuit and design an investigation to classify materials as electrical conductors or insulators.
- Design and construct a simple electromagnet and observe and record its properties, demonstrating a link between electricity and force.