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Year 7

Forces

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  • BQ11 Physics: How do forces make things happen?

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This unit focuses on quantifying and comparing energy transfers in different processes, such as motion changes, electrical circuits, and fuel burning. It examines forces as interactions between objects, using diagrams and measurements, including contact and non-contact forces.

Building on pupils’ prior knowledge of forces, including simple machines, where they explored resistance forces such as air and water resistance and friction, this unit deepens their understanding by introducing forces as interactions between objects, including contact and non-contact forces, using diagrams and measurements. This ensures that pupils can contextualise how forces affect motion before they progress to the next unit, Hidden forces, where they will explore more complex concepts like turning forces, forces that hold objects on surfaces, and buoyancy.

  1. What forces do
  2. The different kinds of force
  3. Measuring forces
  4. Using force arrows
  5. Balanced and unbalanced forces
  6. Friction
  7. Reducing friction: practical
  8. Reducing friction: analysis
  9. Energy
  10. Transferring energy

  • Forces are pushes or pulls.
  • Some forces need contact to push or pull.
  • Magnetic forces can push or pull at a distance.
  • Gravity is a force that pulls objects towards the Earth.
  • Air resistance, water resistance and friction push back against moving objects.
  • Friction is a force that acts between moving surfaces.
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