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Year 5 · Science

Resistance And Friction

Year 5 learners practise air resistance and friction experiments.

The activities include Explore Air Resistance, Find Out About Friction, Investigate Air Resistance, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teach, interactive, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Explore Air Resistance
  • Find Out About Friction
  • Investigate Air Resistance
  • Investigate Forces at the Olympics
  • Investigate Friction
  • Look at Forces in Everyday Life
  • Study the Effects of Air Resistance
  • Understand Air Resistance
  • Understand How Surface Area Affects Friction
  • Understand the Advantages and Disadvantages of Friction
  • Understand the Effects of Friction
  • Understand the Forces Involved When Changing Speed

Checked learning resources

  • Air Resistance Plan

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can plan an investigation to identify the effects of air resistance. Air resistance is a force caused by air moving against the surface of an object Air resistance is a force that acts in the opp

  • Friction Plan

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can plan an investigation to measure the effects of friction. Friction is the force between two surfaces that are moving, or trying to move, across each other. Friction always acts in the opposit

  • Air Resistance Do And Review

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can carry out an investigation into air resistance and evaluate results. Scientists often repeat tests in order to gather more information and make sure their results did not happen by chance. Th

  • Pushes And Pulls

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can measure the size of pushes and pulls using a force meter. Pushes and pulls are forces. Different types of forces can be contact or non-contact forces. Forces can change an object's speed, dir

  • Friction Do And Review

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can carry out an investigation into friction and evaluate the results. Scientists carry out investigations to measure and compare the amount of friction created between different surfaces. The re

  • Science: Forces: Air Resistance Year 5 Lesson 4

    Twinkl · Teach · Account may be required

    This Year 5 lesson explains air resistance on falling objects and uses a comparative parachute investigation to test how design variables change the rate of fall.

  • Air Resistance Plan worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can plan an investigation to identify the effects of air resistance. Air resistance is a force caused by air moving against the surface of an object Air resistance is a force that acts in the opp

  • Air Resistance Plan lesson slides

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 5 science lesson. I can plan an investigation to identify the effects of air resistance. Air resistance is a force caused by air moving against the surface of an object Air resistance is a force that acts in the opp