AC9S10U05 Year 10 Science

Content descriptor investigate Newton’s laws of motion and quantitatively analyse the relationship between force, mass and acceleration of objects

Elaborations

• • Elaboration investigating a moving object to analyse and propose relationships between distance and time, speed, force and acceleration
• • Elaboration using mathematical representations including graphs and algebraic formulas to quantitatively relate force, speed, acceleration and mass
• • Elaboration investigating how First Nations Australians achieve an increase in speed and subsequent impact force through the use of spearthrowers and bows
• • Elaboration modelling how a change in net force acting on an object affects its motion and relating to the purpose of safety features such as seatbelts, airbags and crumple zones in vehicles
• • Elaboration investigating the application of Newton’s laws in sport and how these are applied to improve an athlete’s performance or safety
• • Elaboration constructing an argument, supported by data, to support lower speed limits near schools or for trucks in urban environments
• • Elaboration investigating how driverless vehicles apply Newton’s laws of motion to brake in time