Forces Teaching Resources for Year 3
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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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Push and Pull - Inquiry Task
Two inquiry tasks investigating floating and friction.
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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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Whatever Floats Your Boat PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in buoyancy.
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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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The Force of Friction PowerPoint
A teaching presentation investigating the force of friction.
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Forces in Play PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in play.
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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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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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Forces and Motion - Border Trimmers
Theme your cork boards with these Forces and Motion Cork Board Borders.
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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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Forces and Motion Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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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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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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Tornado in a Jar Worksheet
A science activity that demonstrates some properties and effects of motion.
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History of Flight Labelled Posters and Worksheets
A set of 4 posters and matching worksheets for aviation topics.
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History of Flight Colouring Sheets
A set of 5 colouring pages for aviation history activities.
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Science Themed Colourful Page Borders
A set of ten science themed page borders for use as decoration or classroom group posters.
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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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Forces Assessment
A three-page assessment for the lower grades, covering common push and pull forces.
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Exploring With Magnets Task
Document whether objects are magnetic or non-magnetic with this nifty science worksheet.
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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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Push and Pull - Teaching Resource Pack
A resource pack containing a range of posters, worksheets and activities to use when teaching your class about forces, specifically push and pull.
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What Are Forces? Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concept of forces.
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Force Knowledge Check
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of push and pull forces.
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Forces Revision
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise the forces covered in the unit.
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Gravity Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Gravity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of buoyancy.
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The Force of Friction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of friction.
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Forces in Play
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate push and push forces at work in the playground.
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Push and Pull Forces