Muscle strength: do and review (non-statutory)
I can carry out and review an investigation into muscle strength.
Muscle strength: do and review (non-statutory)
I can carry out and review an investigation into muscle strength.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Scientists carry out the investigations they have planned to find answers to their questions.
- Scientists look for patterns in the data they have collected and make conclusions.
- Scientists review their investigations. Sometimes the data they collect are unexpected.
Keywords
Muscle strength - Muscle strength is shown by how well a muscle can withstand a force or pressure.
Record - To record information is to keep it, so that it can be passed on to others.
Review - A review is the act of considering something again in order to make changes to it, give an opinion of it, or study it further.
Patterns in data - Scientists look for patterns in data to answer their questions.
Conclusion - In a conclusion, scientists explain what their results show or mean.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that the results from a few children they measured can be applied to all humans.
Share each group's results and see how they are different. Explain that a much larger sample may provide different results.
Equipment
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Risk assessment required - equipment
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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