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Forces and Motion Basics

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📚 Part 1: Quick Check — Definitions & Examples

WALT: We are learning to recognise forces (pushes and pulls) and how they cause motion.

Success Criteria: I can give everyday examples of pushes and pulls and explain one way a force changes motion.

1. What is a force?

A colour or pattern

A push or a pull

A temperature reading (°C)

2. Which of these is an example of a push?

Pulling a drawer open

Pushing a shopping trolley

Measuring the length of a table

3. Check all that apply: A force can cause an object to...

Speed up

Stop

Change colour

Change direction

4. Match each action to the main type of force it shows:
A. Kicking a ball
B. Pulling a drawer
C. Turning a jar lid
D. Magnet pulling a paperclip
1. Magnetic force
2. Push
3. Twist
4. Pull

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Hands-on Tasks

Differentiation and support: Use the picture word-bank if helpful. A teacher aide can read questions aloud or write notes. Short sentence starters: “I pushed…, so the … moved.”

Dyslexia-friendly options: Read text slowly, use a ruler to track lines, and underline key words (force, push, pull, move).

Extension: Students who finish early can research Isaac Newton at home and write one sentence about his ideas on forces.

5. Give one example of a push from your daily life. What moved?
6. Describe what happens when you push a toy car gently compared with pushing it hard.
7. Practical: Try pushing a small book across a table. Measure how far it moves. The book moved ______ cm when I pushed it gently.
8. Draw and label one example of a push and one example of a pull (use arrows to show direction).
9. Extension (optional): Write one sentence about Isaac Newton or another scientist who helped us understand forces.

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