Year 7 · Science

Gravity Forces

Year 7 learners practise mass weight and gravity explained.

The activities include Compare Mass, Weight and Gravity, Examine the Effects of Gravity, Find Out About Gravity, 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

Compare Mass, Weight and Gravity
Examine the Effects of Gravity
Find Out About Gravity
Know About Gravity
Understand Mass, Weight and Gravity
Work Out Gravitational Pull

Checked learning resources

Weight and mass - Forces and movement

BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

Weight and mass are very different. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key points Weight versus mass Calculating weight and mass How to calculate weight How to calculate mass Wei
KS3 Forces Lesson 3: Gravity, Mass and Weight

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

KS3 lesson pack teaches W = m x g and includes gravity calculations, mass-versus-weight sorting and gravitational field strength on different planets.
Gravity, Mass and Weight Practical Investigation

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS3 Solar System investigation uses different planetary field strengths and rearranges weight = mass x gravitational field strength to calculate gravitational pull.
Forces

Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 Science resource matched to mass weight and gravity explained.
Forces and movement - KS3 Physics

BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 Science resource matched to mass weight and gravity explained.
Oak worksheet: Gravitational Force And Weight

Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

KS3 science lesson. I can describe and apply the relationship between mass and gravitational force. The mass of an object is measured in kilograms. A force of about 10 N is needed to lift 1 kg on Earth. On Earth, a 1 kg
What is weight?

Khan Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Explains that weight is gravitational force measured in newtons, mass is measured in kilograms, mass stays constant and weight changes with gravitational strength.
Oak lesson slides: Gravitational Force And Weight

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

KS3 science lesson. I can describe and apply the relationship between mass and gravitational force. The mass of an object is measured in kilograms. A force of about 10 N is needed to lift 1 kg on Earth. On Earth, a 1 kg