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=Activity No # 1 - The various forces we see=
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===Activity No # 1 - The various forces we see===
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===Estimated Time===
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====Estimated Time====
30 minutes
30 minutes
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===Materials/ Resources needed===
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====Materials/ Resources needed====
The following pictures have been sourced from the NCERT Class 7 textbook.
The following pictures have been sourced from the NCERT Class 7 textbook.
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=== Prerequisites/Instructions, if any ===
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==== Prerequisites/Instructions, if any ====
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===Process (How to do the activity)===
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====Process (How to do the activity)====
#This is in the form of a discussion
#This is in the form of a discussion
#Students explore words like force, push, pull, contact, distance, etc
#Students explore words like force, push, pull, contact, distance, etc
#Let the students look at the picture and describe the force and the effect
#Let the students look at the picture and describe the force and the effect
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===Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)===
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====Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)====
#What do we mean when we say force?
#What do we mean when we say force?
#What does it do? (Produces an acceleration/ change in state - they can start with push and pull)
#What does it do? (Produces an acceleration/ change in state - they can start with push and pull)
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#When have you seen non-contact forces? (Electric shock, magnetism)
#When have you seen non-contact forces? (Electric shock, magnetism)
#Force can act at a distance; it is called field
#Force can act at a distance; it is called field
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===Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)===
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====Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)====
#How will you define the field of a force?
#How will you define the field of a force?
#Does the field have a definite size?
#Does the field have a definite size?
[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation Back]
[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Gravitation Back]