reSolve: Modelling motion – Year 7

This sequence of seven lessons challenges students to use simple equipment to predict, observe and represent motion. They create a series of graphs to represent motion and construct instruments to measure forces in one and then two dimensions. They interpret these representations to develop concepts of force and motion. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Maths by Inquiry program.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 7
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	motion, data analysis, data representation, data collection, reasoning, decimals, division, multiplication
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Science, STEM/STEAM, Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Statistics, Measurement, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Data representation and interpretation, Decimals, Operating with number, Using units of measurement, Linear relationships
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7A04 Describe relationships between variables represented in graphs of functions from authentic data AC9M7N06 Use the 4 operations with positive rational numbers including fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems using efficient calculation strategies
Numeracy progression	Measuring time (P7) Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P7) Interpreting and representing data (P6) Additive strategies (P10) Interpreting fractions (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Number and place value (P10) Proportional thinking (P2)
Copyright details
Organisation	ReSolve: Maths by Inquiry
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