1. Physics: Force and motion

Keystage: KS4

Subject: Physics

Resource type: Lesson

Skills: Problem Solving

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A Total Transport Challenge: Students step into the role of a Transport Planner at Total Transport Ltd and work with data to determine the speed, distance and time of journeys undertaken by the company’s delivery drivers.

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Curriculum Table

England: The national curriculum (England)Physics – forces and motion
Pupils should be taught about interpreting quantitatively graphs of distance, time and speed.
Scotland: National 5 PhysicsPhysics – dynamics – vectors and scalars
Determination of velocity and/or speed using scale diagram or calculation.
Use of appropriate relationships to solve problems involving velocity, speed, displacement, distance and time.
Wales: WJEC GCSE Science (double award) specificationPhysics – distance, speed and acceleration
Learners should be able to demonstrate and apply their knowledge and understanding of speed-time and distance-time graphs.

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