reSolve: Modelling motion – Years 5 and 6

In this sequence of lessons students use a streamer graph to track speed and develop the concept of speed as time per unit travelled. They experiment with rolling a ball up and down a slope and gather data to make predictions. 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: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Resource details

Year level

Year 5 Year 6

Purpose

Teaching resource

Strand

Measurement

Topic

Using units of measurement Data representation and interpretation

Audience

Teachers

Format

Downloadable resource

Australian Curriculum code

AC9M5ST01 AC9M6ST01 AC9M5M01 AC9M5SP03 AC9M5N07 AC9M5ST03 AC9M6M01 AC9M6N09 AC9M5N04

Numeracy progression

Additive strategies (P9) Interpreting fractions (P6, P8) Interpreting and representing data (P4) Multiplicative strategies (P7, P8) Number and place value (P8) Proportional thinking (P1) Understanding geometric properties (P5) Understanding money (P8) Understanding units of measurement (P8)

Publisher

reSolve Maths by Inquiry

Copyright

© Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Keywords

speed data graph

Other terms

time