KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Dynamics: force
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Your learning goal
I can apply different amounts of tension to my body to communicate dynamics effectively.
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Dynamics: force: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can apply different amounts of tension to my body to communicate dynamics effectively.
Key learning points
- Move: applying different amounts of tension to communicate force requires control and strong bodily tension.
- Think: deciding when to change roles in a performance involves creative, aesthetic and reflective skills.
- Feel: manipulating another person involves care and responsibility for their safety.
- Connect: contact work and reacting to another person’s actions clearly demonstrates collaborative skills.
Words to know
- dynamics:
- the speed and force of an action
- force
- the degree of effort that is applied to an action
- tension
- stretched, taut, tight
Common mistakes
Trying to move another person means you do so as forcefully as you can.
By starting gently, a person is able to judge the amount of effort that is likely be be required to attempt to move a solid object such as a sculpture made of stone.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Showing an excerpt of a string puppet being manipulated may benefit pupils with little prior experience of this form of entertainment.