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Pupils should be taught: | Pupils should be taught: | ||
a)about the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets, and about the forces of attraction between magnets and magnetic materials.<br />b)that objects are pulled downwards because of the gravitational attraction between them and the Earth. | a) about the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets, and about the forces of attraction between magnets and magnetic materials.<br />b) that objects are pulled downwards because of the gravitational attraction between them and the Earth. <br />c) about friction, including air resistance, as a force that slows moving objects and may prevent objects from starting to move.<br />d) that when objects (for example, a spring, a table) are pushed or pulled, an opposite pull or push can be felt.<br /> | ||
c)about friction, including air resistance, as a force that slows moving objects and may prevent objects from starting to move. | e) how to measure forces and identify the direction in which they act. | ||
d)that when objects (for example, a spring, a table) are pushed or pulled, an opposite pull or push can be felt. | |||
e)how to measure forces and identify the direction in which they act. | |||