Sir Isaac Newton (1642 –1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a "natural philosopher". He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book PhilosophiæNaturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics.
RATES OF CHANGE
Can we find the area under a curve?
Key questions
Can we use and intepret graphs of real world contexts?
Can we work with speed, distance and time?
Can we estimate gradients by drawing tangents?
How do we estimate the area under a graph?
Can we use the kinematics formulae?
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Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Numbers in Motion by Laurie Wallmark
Introduce...
speed don - 2
Develop...
interpreting distance time - 1, 2
speed time graphs - 1, 2
graphing gradient and area - 3, 4
using suvat - 5
suvat - 5
suvat jigsaw - 5
area and gradients - 3, 4
using suvat - 5