I was sitting in a train by the seaside quite recently. We had come to a halt and a steam engine went by pushing a line of...

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Onions don't come from the market with arrows attached labelled:

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The world seen through forces spectacles can be very complex. There are many more forces acting in the situation than those...

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You saw a situation where the hand was pulled down by a single force, the tension in the shopping bag. It is quite possible...

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The Tombolas are a circus act. The bottom row support the rest. They are supporting the three extra bodies. They must push...

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When two surfaces are in contact there is a force acting on each surface that acts in a direction to stop them moving past one...

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

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You can demonstrate the effect of an electric force by first rubbing a pair of party balloons on your jumper, then separating...

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Ideas about movement and speed are part of the language and experience of most children. But, without thinking, they tend to...

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When asked about the speed limit on the motorway children will readily use the language of 70 miles per hour . Speeding...

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When describing a situation using forces, aim to answer these questions:

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Your teaching is likely to concentrate on frictional forces, gravity, and magnetic forces. But you'd not want to confuse these...

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