Ball Bouncing Experiment Year 5 Lesson 1 Autumn 2

Learning Objective Lesson 1

Lesson Plan

·         To write a quality science question which includes the variable to change and the variable to measure

·         To carry out the ball drop test and graph the results using excel

·         To analysis the graphed results and write a conclusion based on the results

For more detail on the first part of the lesson see Mr Dales planning sheets. I took 25 mins to do this by which time all pupils had written a science question all of which were along the lines of Does dropping the ball from a greater height increase the amount of bounce?

I then demonstrated how to carry out the test after which I made up some fictitious data and showed the class how to graph the data (See Bounce Test Video Help File) 

They then went off in pairs with a ruler and tennis ball

Logged onto the network

Downloaded the partly completed spreadsheet (Learning Resources Forces Resources BallBounceChart.xls)

Carried out the test recording their results onto the spreadsheet and graphed the results.

They then returned to class to analysis their results and write a conclusion

ICT Skills

Resources

Notes

Able & SEN Support

Graphing in excel

Bounce Test (Video Help File)

Learning Resources Forces Resources Ballbouncechart.xls (Download)

Example of Pupils Work

 

ABLE pupils described what they did in the test and speculated as to why the ball bounced less when falling from lower heights