Forces Year 5 Booklet

Forces Year 5 Science Booklet | KS2 Science | Gravity, Mechanisms and Simple Machines

Give your child a clear, confident understanding of forces and how they affect the world around us.

This Year 5 booklet takes your child through the key forces they need to know - from friction and gravity to air and water resistance. Your child will discover why slippery surfaces are dangerous, how streamlined shapes help objects move faster, and how simple machines like levers, pulleys, and gears make lifting heavy objects easier. Real-world photography, clear diagrams, and bold vocabulary with phonetic spellings make the content genuinely accessible at home.

What's inside:

• Friction — when it's useful and when it's a hazard
• Air resistance and how streamlined shapes reduce its impact
• Water resistance and how it affects movement
• Gravity's role in pulling objects together and its effects on planetary motion
• Simple machines: levers, pulleys, and gears explained clearly

Pairs well with Forces Year 5 Science Workbook

Help your child feel prepared and confident in Year 5 science.