🔍 Part 1: What Do You Know About Forces?

1. What is a force? Write your definition below:

2. Circle the correct answer: A force is always a _______ or a _______.

push or pull

twist or turn

hot or cold

big or small

3. List three examples of forces you see in everyday life:

a) _________________________________

b) _________________________________

c) _________________________________

🤝 Part 2: Contact Forces vs Non-Contact Forces

4. Read the definitions and fill in the blanks:

Contact forces need objects to _________ each other to work.

Non-contact forces can work _________ touching the object.

5. Check all the examples that are CONTACT forces:

Pushing a trolley at the shops

A magnet pulling a paper clip

Kicking a football

Gravity pulling an apple from a tree

Friction slowing down a bike

Wind pushing a sailing boat

6. Match each force with its correct type:

1. Magnetism

2. Pushing a door

3. Gravity

4. Pulling a rope

5. Friction

A. Contact force

B. Non-contact force

C. Contact force

D. Non-contact force

E. Contact force

🔬 Part 3: Force Detective Activity

7. Complete the table below by observing different objects and forces:

Object/Activity	Type of Force	Contact or Non-Contact?	What Happened?
Rolling a ball	________________	________________	________________
Magnet and paper clip	________________	________________	________________
Dropping a pencil	________________	________________	________________

8. Draw a diagram showing one contact force and one non-contact force:

🤔 Part 4: Think and Reflect

9. What happens when you push harder on an object? Explain your thinking:

10. True or False? Circle your answers:

True / False - Gravity only works on heavy objects

True / False - Friction always slows things down

True / False - Magnets can work through paper

True / False - You need to touch something to apply a force to it

11. Write one new thing you learned about forces today:

12. Write one question you still have about forces:

🏠 Part 5: Forces at Home

13. Look around your home tonight. List 5 examples of forces you can find and identify if they are contact or non-contact forces:

1. _________________________ (Contact / Non-contact)

2. _________________________ (Contact / Non-contact)

3. _________________________ (Contact / Non-contact)

4. _________________________ (Contact / Non-contact)

5. _________________________ (Contact / Non-contact)

14. Challenge Question: How do you think forces might be important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' traditional tools like spear-throwers?