FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 4
Forces at play
How do pushes and pulls change the way things move?
Students identify pushes and pulls, run fair tests with ramps and surfaces, and investigate magnets as a force that acts without touching.
4 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Push or pull?
Is opening a door a push or a pull?
Open free interactive lesson →Ramp racers
Does a higher ramp make a car roll further?
Open free interactive lesson →Rough or smooth?
Which surface makes a car stop in the shortest distance?
Open free interactive lesson →Magnet magic
Can a magnet pull without touching?
Open free interactive lesson →
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