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Year 7 · Science

Balanced Forces

Year 7 learners practise balanced and unbalanced forces explained.

The activities include Find Out About Normal Reaction Force, Learn About Balanced Forces and Equilibrium, Learn About Terminal Velocity, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, lesson, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Find Out About Normal Reaction Force
  • Learn About Balanced Forces and Equilibrium
  • Learn About Terminal Velocity
  • Recognise Balanced and Unbalanced Forces from Diagrams
  • Understand Friction
  • Understand the Effects of Unbalanced Forces on Motion

Checked learning resources

  • Force diagrams and resultant forces - Forces and movement

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Multiple forces act on an object at the same time. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key Points Free body diagrams Resultant forces The effect of forces Balanced forces Unbalanc

  • Terminal velocity - Forces and movement

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    When an object falls it can reach terminal velocity. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key Points Review of forces Free fall Terminal Velocity Higher terminal velocity Lower ter

  • Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    KS3 scenarios require learners to decide whether opposing forces are balanced or unbalanced, identify equilibrium and predict whether motion changes.

  • KS3 Forces Lesson 2: Measuring Forces

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    KS3 lesson pack teaches accurate force arrows and diagrams, then introduces balanced and unbalanced forces through labelled interaction scenarios.

  • Force Diagrams Independent Learning Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    KS3 worksheet teaches how arrow direction and length represent forces and asks learners to read and draw balanced and unbalanced force diagrams.

  • Forces

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to balanced and unbalanced forces explained.

  • Forces and movement - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to balanced and unbalanced forces explained.

  • Balanced and unbalanced forces

    Khan Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Video works through force scenarios and explains that equal opposing forces give zero net force and equilibrium, while unbalanced forces give a non-zero resultant.