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Air Resistance and Drag
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
5 lessons
Goal
Explain how air resistance acts as a frictional force on moving objects and how surface area affects air resistance.
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Air Resistance: Pushing Against Moving Objects
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Standards Covered
- science.ks3.y1.t5.s2National Curriculum (England) · Science · Year 3 (KS2) · Grade 3identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces
- science.ks3.y1.t5.s1National Curriculum (England) · Science · Year 3 (KS2) · Grade 3explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object
Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
1
7 lessons
Gravity and Falling Objects
Explain how gravity acts as a non-contact pulling force between the Earth and unsupported objects.
2
6 lessons
Friction Between Moving Surfaces
Identify how friction acts between surfaces in contact to oppose motion, and explore ways to increase or reduce it.
3
5 lessons
Air Resistance and Drag
Explain how air resistance acts as a frictional force on moving objects and how surface area affects air resistance.
4
5 lessons
Water Resistance and Streamlining
Explore how water resistance opposes movement through water and investigate how streamlining minimizes drag.