Lesson 16 — Balanced and Unbalanced Forces (Assessment) 1 / 5

Today you show everything you've learned about forces! You'll be a force detective, working out what's happening in different situations. 🕵️

Remember the two big ideas:

⚖️ Balanced forces
equal and opposite → stays still

➡️ Unbalanced forces
one is bigger → moves

And remember the two kinds of force:

Contact (needs touching)
a push, a pull, friction

🧲 At a distance (no touching)
magnetism, gravity

Here's what markers are looking for. Aim for all four! ✅

  • Clear, labelled force arrows (bigger arrow = bigger force)
  • Correctly saying if forces are balanced or unbalanced, with a reason
  • Naming each force as contact or at a distance
  • Using force words in your explanations

Time to show what you know! ✏️

Work through the five situations on your task sheet:

  1. A book on a table
  2. A ball rolling on grass
  3. Two magnets
  4. A tug-of-war
  5. Sorting forces into contact and at-a-distance

Draw clear arrows, give reasons, and use your force words. You've got this! 💪