Force, area and pressure

An animation illustrating how the pressure resulting from a force is determined, not only by the size of the force, but also by the area over which that force is distributed.

I have many others of the same format; these can be seen by visiting my shop on the TES website (search: rtyler62).

If you buy this resource, please print the Readme document as it contains the instructions and details of the files included.

NOTE: MACROS MUST BE ENABLED FOR ALL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Support Material

1. Readme (instructions for whole lesson)
2. Learning outcomes (PowerPoint)
3. Starter activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)
4. Main activity (PowerPoint presentation)
5. Assessment (worksheets with answer sheets - differentiated)
6. Lesson notes (handout – 2 x A5 on A4 paper)
7. Plenary activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)

Users and timings
It is intended for all science teachers but particularly those who are not physics specialists and is, primarily, aimed at 14 to 16 year old pupils. Normally, this resource would fill a 45 to 60 minute lesson.

Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes are based on Bloom’s taxonomy of hierarchical classification: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The lesson title and learning outcomes are:

What is the difference between force and pressure?

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

To name the different units of pressure

Analysis

To calculate the pressure exerted by an object due to its weight

Differentiation:
The activities have varying degrees of differentiation; please refer to the Readme document.