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Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

How can the floor make a force?

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

Force
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

How can you tell if there is friction?

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

Force
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Air resistance - how can it work?

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

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