Forces Year 5 Science Booklet | KS2 Gravity, Friction, Air & Water Resistance, Levers, Pulleys & Gears
Year 5 Forces booklet. KS2 Science: gravity, air resistance, water resistance, friction, levers, pulleys, gears. UK national curriculum primary.
Year 5 Forces sits between the simple push-and-pull work of Year 3 and the mathematical force work of secondary science. Learners meet gravity by name, compare friction across different surfaces, and explain how levers, pulleys, and gears change the effort needed to do a job. This booklet structures the unit with practical recording sheets, comparison tables, and short explanation prompts so learners build the explanation skill alongside the content.
What's inside:
- Gravity: the force that pulls things to the ground; identifying gravity as an unseen force; the difference between mass and weight at an age-appropriate level
- Air resistance and water resistance: streamlining, parachute experiments, swim suits and aerodynamic design
- Friction: testing how different surfaces affect movement; comparison tasks across materials
- Mechanisms: levers, pulleys, and gears; how they allow a smaller force to have a greater effect
- Sir Isaac Newton spotlight, in line with the famous-scientists thread across the Year 5 booklet series
UK National Curriculum reference: Year 5 Science, Forces. Aligned to the statutory requirements: explain unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of gravity; identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction; recognise mechanisms (levers, pulleys, gears) that allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
Who it's for: Year 5 class teachers planning the Forces unit, primary science leads, primary science tutors, parents supporting their child's Year 5 science learning, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.
Pair with the free video: Master Year 5 Forces (Friction, Gravity & More Made Easy) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZCRkHKzU7I
Read the blog post: 5 Exciting Ways To Teach Animal and Plant Adaptations (KS2, KS3 Science Lessons) — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/retrieval-adaptive-learning-resources/5-exciting-ways-to-teach-animal-and-plant-adaptations-ks2-ks3-science-lessons
Related Year 5 booklets: Scientific Method, Properties and Changes of Materials, Living Things and Their Habitats, Earth and Space, Animals Including Humans.
Related KS2 retrieval resources: Year 5 Science Gap Fill Pack, Year 5 Science Vocabulary Match, Year 5 Science Frayer Models.
Made by an award-winning science educator with 25+ years of teaching experience. Used by 150+ UK schools. Instant download, A4 PDF, print-ready.
Licence: digital product. Personal/classroom use only. Print copies for your own child/children or your class; not for sharing on school drives, WhatsApp groups, social media, or resellers.
Tags (6): Year 5 forces | KS2 gravity friction | levers pulleys gears | air water resistance | UK national curriculum Year 5 | homeschool primary science.
