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the way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size, shape and material

• observing how toys move, and grouping these based on their movements
• observing and describing movements of different and unusually shaped objects such as blocks, tubes and boiled eggs when rolled down a slope
• comparing the way different-sized, similar-shaped objects such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles and basketballs roll and bounce
• exploring how the material a ball is made from, such as plastic, foam, cloth or rubber, affects the way it moves
• investigating how the size and shape of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ traditional educational toys for children influence the toys’ movement; for example, the ball used in marngrook, a football game played by some Aboriginal groups at gatherings and celebrations, was traditionally played with a possum-skin ball in south-western Victoria, but in some other areas the ball was made from materials such as kangaroo skin