Energy & Forces - Forces & their effects - Forces - G7 - EF-A3.1

1	Survey the classroom to find things that need either a push or pull to make them move e.g. doors, windows.
2	Examine a range of toys and suggest how to start them moving and test their ideas.
3	Make a movement book of pictures of things which move, identify push/pull.
4	Investigate how to make the biggest dent in a ball of plasticine.
5	Ask pupils to push an air filled balloon down into water. What do they feel? Discuss the "push" they feel from the water.
6	Place selected objects in water. Select ones which sink, ones which float just below the surface and ones which float on the surface.
7	Investigations on floating : various random objects objects made from the same material, e.g. plastic spoon, cup etc. different shapes of the same material e.g. plasticine

Energy & Forces - Forces & their effects - Forces - G7
Development of Target EF-A3.1
EF-A3.1	Give examples of pushing and pulling, floating and sinking Pushing/pulling forces can change the shape of an object. Objects float because water pushes them upwards with the same force as they push downwards.