Science - Forces
Science: Forces
Everything on Earth is powered by forces, pushes and pulls which act on our bodies and the things around us. Forces make things move and stop moving. Have a look at the page of your What a Wonderful World book attached below and decide whether each picture shows a push or a pull force.
There are lots of different ideas for investigating Forces at home.
- Explore gravity by dropping a selection of objects on the floor – do they always fall? Discuss why.
Watch this video:
Gravity is the pulling force acting between the Earth and a falling object, for example when you drop something. Gravity pulls objects to the ground. Gravity also holds our universe together, moving the planets in our solar system around the Sun.
Unbalanced forces make objects move. You can try this by setting up some of your books. If you set it up right, you can knock over one book, and it will knock them all over.
Magnetic force is an invisible force created by electrons. Magnetic force controls magnetism and electricity. You can learn a lot about magnets from our friend in this video!
You can investigate magnets at home if you have any fridge magnets! Use a fridge magnet and look for objects around your home checking if they are magnetic or not. Some examples of objects to investigate are: pin, paper clip, coin, spoon, can, scissors, ruler etc.
Before you begin look at the attached page from your What a Wonderful World on Magnets. Make a list of which things you think the fridge magnet will stick to or will not stick to and then test them and find out!
