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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.