How can we increase the speed of a car? Pupils consider the forces acting on a car and investigate how they can reduce them to enhance the performance of the car. Working scientifically, they develop skills in recording and interpreting data.
Curriculum topics: recording and interpreting data; making predictions; forces.
Cross Curricular: maths
Can machines think?
Pupils develop their teamwork and thinking skills through a science embedded task around the work of leading scientist Alan Turing and explore the question, ‘Can machines think?’
Curriculum topics: personal capabilities, computing
Cross-curricular links: computing, maths, PSHE.
For all ages
Encourage talk and higher order thinking by pondering big questions about sustainability that are integral to each 2025 Great Guided Enquiry.