Forces - Pressure for Middle School Science

This fully resourced lesson includes an animated PowerPoint which:

• demonstrates use of the equation pressure = force/area;
• explains the relationship between pressure, force and area with examples;
• specifies units for pressure as N/m² and Pascals;
• explain the relationship between upthrust and floating and sinking;
• explains why number air particles  decrease with altitude
• explains why atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude. 

What’s Included

• Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
• Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
• Answers PowerPoint for easy self and peer assessment
• Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
• Foldable
• Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes)
• Worksheet to support the PowerPoint (X3)
• Fact sheet
• Homework plus answers (x3)
• Fact share worksheet
• 12 Taboo cards
• Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
• Exit Ticket
• Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources

This pack contains 16 resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made. There are three differentiated and engaging homeworks which can also be used as classwork if so desired. 

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