Contact and Non-Contact Forces

By the end of this unit, learners will:

  • learn about forces that require contact (pushes and pulls);
  • explore examples of non-contact forces, focusing on magnetic forces;
  • understand how magnetic forces can act at a distance without direct contact.

 

Curriculum Alignment: Year 3 Science: Forces and magnets

  • notice that some forces need contact between 2 objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance.