🔬 Science · Forces & Motion
Air Resistance & Friction
Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance, and friction, and understand that these forces act between moving surfaces to oppose motion
Typical age: 9–10 years
“Can your child explain why a parachute slows you down, why swimming is harder than walking, and why bike brakes use rubber pads?”
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Needs first
- Gravity & Falling Objects
Understanding gravity helps contextualise resistive forces opposing gravitational motion
- Forces VocabularyREQUIRED
Identifying air resistance, water resistance, and friction requires these force terms
- Drawing Force DiagramsREQUIRED
Identifying and explaining air resistance and friction requires drawing force arrows to show opposing forces
- Friction & SurfacesREQUIRED
Must know friction from surface comparisons before learning about air/water resistance as similar forces