Motion: Introduction

Motion is one of the key topics in physics. Everything in the universe moves. It might only be a small amount of movement and very very slow, but movement does happen. Don't forget that even if you appear to be standing still, the Earth is moving around the Sun, and the Sun is moving around our galaxy. The movement never stops. Acceleration is a twist on the idea of velocity. There are two main ideas when you study mechanics. There are also more complex movements when an object's direction is changing. In order to really understand motion, you have to think about forces, acceleration, energy, work, and mass. Or search the sites for a specific topic.

Science in Focus: Force and Motion Workshop 1. Making an Impact What would happen if an asteroid were to hit the surface of the earth? How large a crater would the impact create? In this workshop, the ideas of force and motion are introduced, as seventh-grade students drop balls to simulate asteroid impacts. Workshop 2. Workshop 3. Workshop 4. Workshop 5. Workshop 6. Workshop 7. Workshop 8. content Search Skip to content Search results 109 items for motion Search filters Choose your year(s) Primary Foundation (0) Year 1 (2) Year 2 (2) Year 3 (4) Year 4 (9) Year 5 (15) Year 6 (14) Secondary Year 7 (42) Year 8 (50) Year 9 (24) Year 10 (38) Choose learning area(s) English (2) Mathematics (2) Science (89) History (2) Geography (6) STEM (29) The Arts (0) Technologies (7) Choose media type(s) Topics (0) Events (0) Video (71) Games (35) Digibooks (0) Audio clips(1) Links (0) Teaching resources (0) Articles (2) Competitions (0) Competition Galleries (0) List view Grid view Push or pull? The animals on the boat are ready to go to their new home in a zoo. game Learning area: River currents Could you get a boat to a buoy in a river, taking account of the currents? Secondary: Year 10 The magic of friction Friction is the force between surfaces that makes it difficult for them to move across each other. video: 2 mins 44 secs Secondary: Years 7, 10 Pulleys Secondary: Year 7 Sea rescue

Search Skip to content Search results 18 items for pulleys and friction Search filters Choose your year(s) Primary Foundation (0) Year 1 (0) Year 2 (0) Year 3 (2) Year 4 (6) Year 5 (1) Year 6 (4) Secondary Year 7 (7) Year 8 (6) Year 9 (1) Year 10 (5) Choose learning area(s) English (0) Mathematics (0) Science (16) History (1) Geography (0) STEM (3) The Arts (0) Technologies (1) Choose media type(s) Topics (0) Events (0) Video (9) Games (9) Digibooks (0) Audio clips(0) Links (0) Teaching resources (0) Articles (0) Competitions (0) Competition Galleries (0) List view Grid view Pulleys How would you lift a yacht or a huge crate? game Learning area: Secondary: Year 7 The magic of friction Friction is the force between surfaces that makes it difficult for them to move across each other. video: 2 mins 44 secs Secondary: Years 7, 10 Friction between paper experiment Are you strong enough to pull two sheets of paper apart? video: 2 mins 25 secs Primary: Year 4 Friction: friend or foe?