Exploring contact and non-contact forces in Science7 January 2026 (by admin) |
2026 has been started by learning about contact and non-contact forces in Science. This term, Voyagers and Discoverers will be busy learning about forces in their science lessons.
The children started by learning about the difference between contact forces, where objects need to touch to make something happen (such as pushing and pulling), and non-contact forces, which act from a distance.As part of their learning, pupils started to explore magnetism as an example of a non-contact force. Working in partners, they took part in exciting car magnet races, using magnets to move their cars around their race tracks without touching them. They compared whether moving the car by the force of pushing (contact force) or using magnetism (non-contact) was quicker. The challenge encouraged great discussion about what was happening and children started to ask great questions about magnets (which they will be learning more about during this half term). Great start to your forces learning Discoverers and Voyagers.