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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 7K: Forces and their effects

QCA

Out-of-school learning

Pupils could:

  • collect advertising and publicity material relating to streamlining and reducing friction, eg in cars, bicycles, sports clothing, oils and lubricants
  • think about buoyancy and what helps them to float when swimming
  • think about gravitational attraction when viewing films, videos and television programmes showing activities such as hang-gliding or skydiving

Sections in this unit

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1. Where do we come across forces?
2. a. Why do things float?
3. b. Why do things float?
4. c. Why do things float?
5. How do different materials stretch?
6. Checking progress
7. What is weight?
8. a. What does friction do?
9. b. What does friction do?
10. c. What does friction do?
11. What affects how quickly a car stops?
12. Reviewing work