Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Forces
A collection of forces related educational resources to use in your classroom. Use the Forces Teaching Resource Pack to provide your students with all of the information and activities they need to learn about magnetism, gravity, buoyancy, friction and push and pull forces. Also provided are posters to display in your classroom, worksheets, activities, experiments and vocabulary word wall cards to assist students in learning the associated content vocabulary.
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resources for those 'aha' moments
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Push and Pull Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify actions that use push and pull.
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There's a Fraction Too Much Friction - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates rolling friction and the properties of various materials and shapes.
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Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Science Experiment - Speed Racer
A science investigation in which the students investigate how to use thrust force to increase the speed of a model car.
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Push It - Introducing the Different Types of Force PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to the different types of force.
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Forces and Motion Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven forces and motion-related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Throwing, Dropping, Bouncing, Rolling - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between multiple forces acting on a single object in various ways.
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Push and Pull - Picture and Sentence Sort Worksheet
A worksheet matching push and pull pictures with sentences.
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Push and Pull - Water Investigation
A hands-on investigation task that allows students to work directly with the forces they have been learning.
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Air Resistance Investigation
A hands-on investigation task that allows students to design, create, and evaluate the effectiveness of a parachute.
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Tornado in a Jar Worksheet
A science activity that demonstrates some properties and effects of motion.
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Isaac Newton Laws of Motion Resource Pack
5 pages of teaching resources about Isaac Newton and his 3 Laws of Motion.
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Push and Pull Forces PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to push and pull forces.
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Morning Star PowerPoint - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Knowledge of Physical Sciences
A teaching presentation in which the students investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' knowledge and use of physics.
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Forces Knowledge Check
A worksheet used to check the students’ knowledge of forces.
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Push and Pull - Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using pictures to identify the correct force.
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Types of Contact Force Worksheet
A worksheet for the students to identify the types of force which are active in a variety of situations.
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Electric Avenue - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Electrostatics PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to the non-contact force of electrostatics.
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Opposites Attract - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Magnetism PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to magnetism as a non-contact force.
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Push and Pull - Playground Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using forces in the playground.
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Which Force Is That? Worksheet
A group of worksheets to use when revising common forces.
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Balloon Rocket - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how energy can make things move.
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Force and Speed - The Relationship Between Force and the Resulting Speed of an Object PowerPoint
A teaching presentation in which the students observe qualitatively how speed is affected by the size of a force.
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Science Experiment – Sticky Friction
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between friction and the properties of various materials.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in buoyancy.
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Push and Pull - Fun with Forces Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students with their understanding of forces in everyday life.
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Push and Pull - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with push and pull content vocabulary and definitions.
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Forces and Motion - Border Trimmers
Theme your cork boards with these Forces and Motion Cork Board Borders.
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Gravity Investigation PowerPoint
This teaching presentation introduces the force of gravity and using air resistance to counteract this force.
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Science Experiment - Sink or Swim
A science experiment which investigates the buoyancy of different objects when placed in water.
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Push and Pull Forces - Title Poster
A poster to use on your Push and Pull Forces display board.
