There is much opportunity for student investigation in this area. You will also need to consider the depth of treatment you...

Teaching Guidance 16-19

Demonstration: The higher the viscosity of a liquid the more it resists motion of a body through it. The result can be very...

Practical Activity 14-16

Class practical: An object falling through water reaches a constant terminal velocity after falling relatively small distances...

Practical Activity 14-16

This episode starts by considering the forces acting on a falling body in air, and moves on to related experimental work.

Lesson 16-19

Air resistance means that when dropped separately, the book and paper hit the ground at different times. But when they are...

Enrichment Activity 5-11 11-14

It is air resistance that makes the paper fall slowly, and the coin pushes the air out of the way for both itself and the...

Enrichment Activity 5-11 11-14

Frictional forces are a group of forces that affect movement. They can set things moving (as when you expect your shoe to grip...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Cracks in glass plates can travel at speeds from 1 m/s to 1,500 m/s depending on the length of the crack and the stresses in...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A selection of videos to use remotely with your students when teaching about Forces and Motion.

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19