Force
Forces and Motion

Pathways through the topic Forces

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Forces pathways
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Forces and Motion IOP RESOURCES

The history of the force concept

The modern concept of force has progressed through a number of iterations. Aristotle argued that ‘everything moved must be...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Force
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Motion with forces

The simplest addition to the natural environment is to to have a single force acting. In practice we do this by adding a...

Physics Narrative 14-16

Force
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Preparing arrows

An OHP transparency or a well crafted computer-displayed slide can be used to show how the forces might be drawn on such a...

Teaching Guidance 11-14

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students can use the word 'force' (to mean a push or a pull) and understand that a force is needed to get a stationary object moving

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RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students have difficulty using arrows to indicate the direction and point of action of a force

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RESEARCH REVIEW Forces and Motion

Many students do not see forces as arising from an interaction between two objects

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