Move It!

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During this interactive science show, your students will learn what Newton's three laws of motion are all about. They will then apply that knowledge to fly Space Chick Steve across the school hall! This show will get you thinking about how and why things move. Cleverly it introduces the concept of fair testing while exploring forces.
45 minute science show. Developed for Years 4-8
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Science in a Van's 'Move It!' science show

Use the timestamps below to watch the Science in a Van team recap the concepts used in the show

1:00 The Tablecloth Trick! Thinking like scientists

4:00 Overview of 'Move It'

4:46 The 3 Laws of Motion

6:55 Law 1 - with demo

8:42 Law 2 - explained using a rugby scrum...

10:15 Law 3 - with demo

12:20 Exploring the difference between mass, weight and volume

13:48 Recap on some vocab used with exploring 'forces'

14:11 Learning about friction with a simple activity/demo you can make and use in your classroom 18:35 Fair testing

19:30 More chat about fair testing and how you could extend the activity/demo for older students

20:40 Collecting data. What are the variables?

21:35 All you need to know to do the 'Tablecloth Trick'

If you've seen the show, here's some discussion starters and extra classroom ideas ...

Remember the very first trick/demo in the show with the golf balls, tubes, tablemat and glasses of water? Watch this video that shows you what you’ll need and how to set it up. (Remember, something won't move until a force makes it! Push the tablemat ... not the glasses!)
Remember the 'small force' volunteer and the 'large force' volunteer - lifting the shopping bag? Would it have been fair if the 'large force' volunteer used two hands and the 'small force' volunteer used one hand to lift the bag? When we do the scientific process, it's important to do 'fair testing' - why do you think this is?
When we test, we can test over and over again and sometimes we can change one thing to learn something new. This is called changing a 'variable'. Would it be a good idea to change two variables at once? Why or why not?
When (Small) Steve flew on his water rocket for the last time - which way did the water go and which way did Steve go. (This relates to Law 3 - When there's a force in one direction, there's a force in the opposite direction).
All forces work in push and pulls eg: gravity pulls things to the ground. Can you google other forces - do they work in push or pulls (or both). Can you find examples around the school of things moving - can you identify which forces are in action?