National Curriculum In England
Forces and magnets
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Simple Machines - Title Posters
3 posters to use on your 'Simple Machines' display board.
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Forces Assessment
A three-page assessment for the lower grades, covering common push and pull forces.
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Push and Pull Forces PowerPoint
This teaching presentation introduces the students to push and pull forces.
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Forces in Play PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in play.
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Push and Pull - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with push and pull content vocabulary and definitions.
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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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Push and Pull Forces - Title Poster
A poster to use on your Push and Pull Forces display board.
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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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Exploring With Magnets Task
A simple, hands-on investigation which allows students to explore magnets and magnetism.
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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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Push and Pull - Inquiry Task
Two inquiry tasks investigating floating and friction.
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Push and Pull - Playground Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using forces in the playground.
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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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Science Experiment - Sticky Friction
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between friction and the properties of various materials.
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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 - Water Investigation
A hands-on investigation task that allows students to work directly with the forces they have been learning.
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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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Magnets Word Wall Vocabulary
Magnets word wall vocabulary cards to expand your students' science vocabulary.
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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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Which Force Is That? Worksheet
A group of worksheets to use when revising common forces.
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Force 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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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 - Forces Posters
Five posters for forces providing an explanation and pictorial examples.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in buoyancy.
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The Force of Friction PowerPoint
A teaching presentation investigating the force of friction.
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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 Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify actions that use push and pull.
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Forces Knowledge Check
A worksheet used to check the students’ knowledge of forces.
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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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Science Experiment - Sink or Swim
A science experiment which investigates the buoyancy of different objects when placed in water.
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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.