Forces - Assessment

The Year Five Forces Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of a student's understanding of various concepts related to forces. The assessment begins with a straightforward question about the units of force, followed by a table where students must determine if the forces in different scenarios are balanced or unbalanced. The test then moves on to explore gravity, asking whether it's a push or a pull force, and inquiring about the ultimate point of attraction for objects affected by gravity. Students must also show their critical thinking by reading statements about gravity and marking them as true or false.

Further into the assessment, students are presented with an experiment conducted by Daniel and Helene, which investigates the impact of mass on friction. The students are tasked with analyzing the results to determine if mass affects friction and to describe the relationship between the two. Additionally, they must use the data to calculate the mass of a toy car and identify the dependent variable in the experiment. The assessment also includes practical application questions where students draw force arrows on diagrams and explain how a parachutist can slow her descent. The test challenges students' knowledge of frictional forces in water, the sinking rates of different shapes, and the analysis of experimental data. Finally, the assessment covers simple machines, asking for their identification, purpose, and specific terminology related to levers and gears.