Science · Stage 6

Forces All Around Us

Every push and pull is a force — gravity and weight, friction, the springy pull of elastic things, and the invisible reach of a magnet — and we measure each one in newtons.

✦ Science📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can investigate gravity and weight, friction, elastic force and magnetic force.

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Push, Pull, All Around

Kavi flaps hard and lifts off the branch 🪶. "Whee! But something keeps tugging me back down — that's gravity! And my claws grip tight so I don't slip — that's friction." "Every push and pull is a force, and we measure forces in newtons. Let's investigate gravity and weight, friction, elastic force and magnetic force!"

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What your child will learn

1Four forces (and how we measure them)A force is a push or a pull. Tap each one to learn what it does.

2Mass is not the same as weightThese two words sound alike but mean different things. Tap each card.

3Name the force that is actingEach picture shows one main force at work. Sort it into the right box!

4Predict, then checkA good scientist predicts first. Choose an answer, then tap to check. Tap Next test for more.

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A peek inside

Kavi hangs a toy from a force meter and the dial reads 8 newtons. What does that number tell us?

Weight is how strongly gravity pulls on an object, and we measure it in newtons. A reading of 8 N means gravity is pulling the toy down with a force of 8 newtons.

Try this at home: What force pulls everything on Earth downward toward the ground?

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