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Year 7 · Science

Forces

Year 7 learners practise contact and non-contact forces explained.

The activities include Explore the Causes and Impact of Friction, Explore the Contact Force of Tension, Interpret Force Diagrams, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, worksheet, 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 the Causes and Impact of Friction
  • Explore the Contact Force of Tension
  • Interpret Force Diagrams
  • Investigate Friction Through an Experiment
  • Investigate the Electrostatic Force
  • Learn About Magnetism as a Non-Contact Force
  • Measure Forces
  • Understand Force Diagrams and Resultant Forces
  • Understand Stretching
  • Understand the Difference Between Contact Forces and Non-Contact Forces

Checked learning resources

  • Friction

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 friction video and investigation guide explaining how to compare friction on different surfaces by controlling variables and measuring pulling force.

  • Introduction to forces - Forces and movement

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    A force is a push or a pull that acts on an object. There are many kinds of force. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key Points What is a force? Scalars and vectors Contact forc

  • KS3 Forces Lesson 2: Measuring Forces

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Use this detailed lesson pack to show your KS3 students everything they need to know about measuring forces using Newton meters and draw force diagrams for different scenarios. The comprehensive PowerPoint teaches studen

  • Oak worksheet: Reducing Friction Analysis

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can analyse data from an investigation to test the effectiveness of different lubricants. Categoric variables come in distinct types. Continous variables can take any value on a numerical scale. Bar

  • Forces

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to contact and non-contact forces explained.

  • Forces and movement - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to contact and non-contact forces explained.

  • Intro to forces: tension

    Khan Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Middle-school forces video explaining tension as a contact force that pulls along a rope or string, including opposing pulls.

  • 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