ScienceForces & MotionAges 12–14

Moments, Pressure & Hooke's Law

Calculate the turning effect (moment = force × perpendicular distance), explain how pressure is transmitted equally in liquids (Pascal's principle) and the concept of atmospheric pressure, and describe Hooke's Law (extension ∝ force up to the elastic limit)

Lesson

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Practise the bounded task in Moments, Pressure & Hooke's Law; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.

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Activity

Multiply/divide and read a graph; distinguish distance from perpendicular distance.

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Exact directed source edges retained; earlier authorship is not learner attainment.

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Materials

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Scrap paper and pencil; oral/pointing response where appropriate

Sequence

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Open Show first and explain its model.
Use Guided Try with support and its separate adult key.
Close Show and guided keys before Try, unless this Try is explicitly supported.
Reflect on an actual attempt, including help used.

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Use the supplied screen cards; copying the exact task to paper is optional, not required.

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Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view.

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Atmospheric pressure not assessed; elastic recovery cannot be inferred from loading data alone, so canonical elastic-limit identification blocked. No loaded springs or pressurised apparatus.

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Practise the bounded task in Moments, Pressure & Hooke's Law; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.

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PhET Interactive Simulations · Practice link — not the full lesson

Under Pressure

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Under Pressure supports hands-on exploration for Moments, Pressure & Hooke's Law. Not every lab worksheet.

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Public PhET Interactive Simulations page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.

PhET Interactive Simulations. “Under Pressure.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.

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Check understanding

Calculates the moment of a force and uses the principle of moments to solve lever problems
Explains why hydraulic systems can multiply force (pressure transmitted equally)
States Hooke's Law and plots force-extension graphs identifying the elastic limit
Calculates spring constant k from a force-extension graph (k = F/x)

“If your child was using a long spanner to loosen a tight bolt, could they explain why a longer spanner makes it easier — and work out what force would be needed with a spanner of a specific length?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: Science
Domain: Forces & Motion
Age range: Ages 12–14

Standards

ngss-ms:MS-PS2-2uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Phys.MotionAndForces.6uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Phys.MotionAndForces.9