Gravity on Mars: This activity is to get pupils thinking and talking about the nature of the gravitational force.

Classroom Activity 11-14

The purpose of this activity is to get pupils thinking and talking about the nature of gravitational and magnetic forces.

Classroom Activity 11-14

The purpose of this activity is to get pupils thinking and talking about the difference between mass and force.

Classroom Activity 11-14

The purpose of this activity is to challenge the common mistaken idea that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.

Classroom Activity 11-14

The purpose of this activity is to get children thinking and talking about where, and on what, forces might act in some...

Classroom Activity 5-11 11-14

The purpose of this activity is for children to make simplified drawings of each of the stations in the circus and to draw in...

Classroom Activity 5-11 11-14

A floor seems to just be. How such a passive object can provide an upward force is indeed a puzzle.

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

This misconception appears in two forms. The first holds that friction happens only when things move (slipping). This idea is...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

For many learners air is seen as nothing. Comparing the mass of air in a small domestic room to the mass of a child might help...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

In this episode we look at a group of forces–magnetic, electric and gravitational–which are different in kind from the pushes...

Physics Narrative 5-11 11-14

You can read more about the way in which physicists think about a force acting without obvious contact.

Physics Narrative 11-14

The definition of mass in terms of the amount of stuff is the one which is commonly used in school science. We suggest you do...

Physics Narrative 11-14