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Year 6 in England

5th grade forces and motion

3 5th grade forces and motion skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Gravity

CCSS NGSS.5-PS2-1CCSS NGSS.MS-PS2-4England: KS2 Y5 Forces

Example

Which way does gravity pull objects near Earth?

  1. Gravity pulls everything towards the centre of the Earth.
  2. So the answer is: down, towards the centre of the Earth

Answer: down, towards the centre of the Earth

Builds on: Balanced and unbalanced forces

Leads to: Air resistance and water resistance, Mass and weight (W = mg), Levers, pulleys and gears: small force, big effect, Contact and non-contact forces

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Air resistance and water resistance

CCSS NGSS.MS-PS2-2England: KS2 Y5 Forces

Example

Why are fish and boats streamlined (smooth and pointed)?

  1. Streamlining reduces water resistance, so they move faster using less energy.
  2. So the answer is: to reduce water resistance

Answer: to reduce water resistance

Builds on: Friction, Gravity

Leads to: Newton's laws of motion

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Levers, pulleys and gears: small force, big effect

CCSS NGSS.3-PS2-1CCSS NGSS.MS-PS2-2England: KS2 Y5 Forces

Example

Which simple machine is used here: raising a flag up a flagpole?

  1. A pulley is a wheel with a rope that changes the direction of a pull and can share a load.
  2. So the answer is: pulley

Answer: pulley

Builds on: Gravity

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