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Science learning objectives

Year 7Year 8Year 9

4 Energy, electricity and forces

4.2 Forces

recognise the forces acting on an object in different situations apply ideas about balanced and unbalanced forces to explain the way objects move recognise how simple quantitative relationships can be applied to the way objects move (including balanced and unbalanced forces)
distinguish between situations involving balanced and unbalanced forces investigate situations where forces are applied over large and small areas or have a turning effect recognise how simple quantitative relationships can be applied to situations where forces are applied over large and small areas or have a turning effect
recognise that forces can combine or wholly or partly cancel each other out and their size and direction can be represented using arrows recognise that forces at a distance get weaker as the distance increases
recognise that there are contact forces and forces that act at a distance
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