Forces at KS2
A sequence of exciting and practical investigations to develop children’s understanding of this key area, which features in both the year 3 and year 5 programmes of study.
The pack comprises 12 sections – six for each year group – and includes a variety of activities, from testing the attraction and repulsion forces of magnets to exploring the effects of air resistance.
How can you resist?
What's included?
- 39 supporting resources
- includes detailed teaching notes and suggested extension activities to develop children’s questioning and decision making
- links to the curriculum.
What's inside?
Session 1: What is a force? (pages 5-12)
- Teaching sequence
- Forces – rank the materials
- Friction investigation planner
- Friction investigation – recording results
Session 2: Magic or magnets? (pages 13-19)
- Teaching sequence
- Magic or magnets?
- The Great Fernando – fact or fraud?
Session 3: Is everything magnetic? (pages 20-36)
- Teaching sequence
- Investigation – Is everything magnetic?
- Magnetic or non-magnetic – sorting activity
- Sorting interactive– magnetic or non-magnetic
- Sorting interactive– magnetic or non-magnetic images
- Magnetic or non-magnetic – recording sheet
- Metals – magnetic or non-magnetic
- Are all metals magnetic?
- Magnetic – yes or no?
Session 4: Which magnet is the strongest? (pages 37-45)
- Teaching sequence
- Magnets – attract or repel?
- Which magnet is the strongest?
- Which magnet is strongest – super scientist prompts
Session 5: Are two magnets stronger than one? (pages 46-51)
- Teaching sequence
- Are two magnets stronger than one?
Session 6: Magnetic gaming (pages 52-64)
- Teaching sequence
- Magnet games – how do they work?
- Design a magnet game
- Flowchart for making a magnetic game
- Magnetic game evaluation sheet
Curriculum coverage and mapping – Year 5
Session 7: Gravity investigation (pages 65-76)
- Teaching sequence
- Forces in balance
- Investigation prediction
- Gravity investigation planner
Session 8: Air resistance (pages 77-87)
- Teaching sequence
- Air resistance paper test
- Air resistance: good or bad?
Session 9: Air resistance investigation (pages 88-96)
- Teaching sequence
- Equal and opposite forces
- Air resistance investigation – letter
- Air resistance investigation – plan
- Risk and Reward Service challenge – investigation prompts
- Parachute jump
Session 10: Water resistance (pages 97-103)
- Teaching sequence
- Which shape moves most quickly through water?
- Which shape moves most quickly through water – investigation prompts
Session 11: Friction investigation (pages 104-115)
- Teaching sequence
- The power of friction
- Sole patterns
- Which surface creates the most friction?
- Which surface creates the most friction for a sport shoe – investigation prompts
- Friction – advantage or disadvantage?
Session 12: Levers and pulleys (pages 116-125)
- Teaching sequence
- Gears, pulleys and levers
- Gear ratios
- Gears investigation
- Make your own pulley
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