forces and movement

Forces and Movement

Discover how surfaces change the way objects move! 🏎️ Experiment with smooth, rough, and slippery surfaces, observe movement, and uncover how friction speeds things up or slows them down. Perfect for hands-on learning and scientific exploration!

Target Age:

Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, learners will be able to:

  1. investigate how different surfaces affect movement;
  2. conduct experiments to observe how objects move on various surfaces (smooth, rough, slippery, etc.);
  3. understand friction and its impact on movement.

 

Curriculum Alignment: Year 3 Science: Forces and magnets

  • observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
  • compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials
Last updated on: February 17, 2026

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