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Science Lesson Plan Subject: Science Theme: Forces- introducing the idea of friction Date: Tuesday 18t novenber 1999 Class: Approximately 8-10 children, all Year 2 Relationship to scheme of work: QCA scheme up until 2E National Curriculum Reference:Sc1.2h – make simple comparisons and identify simple patterns or associationsSc1.2i – compare what happened with what they expected would happen, and try to explain it, drawing in their knowledge and understandingSc4.2a – to find out about, and describe the movement of, familiar thingsSc4.2b – that both pushes and pulls are examples of forcesSc4.2c – to recognise that when things speed up, slow down or change direction, there is a cause Children’s previous experience:QCA Scheme Year 1 ~ That pushing or pulling things can make objects start or stop moving To identify similarities and differences between the movement of different objects To make suggestions about how objects can be made to move and to find out whether they were right Learning Objectives:By the end of the lesson most children will ~ Recognise that both pushes and pulls are examples of forces Explain that pushes and pulls may make an object move Recognise that a force may slow down a moving object Differentiation Strategies:The more able children can write a sentence such as ‘Rough surfaces slow down the car because of friction’The less able will have the necessary help in filling out the worksheets.