Forces on Objects

A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

Design and build a model space probe.

Students explore careers that involve the concepts of form and function.

Students use their understanding of form and function to design an innovative object or device.

Have fun discovering what magnets can pick up in this hands on activity.

5 images of examples where inclined planes are used to help lift or move objects such as ramps for accessibility or entertainment

6 images of some objects such as tweezers, scissors and wheel barrows that use the lever principle to create movement for a specific purpose

6 images of some objects such as in fitness equipment which use wheels with grooves in their rims called pulleys for movement

10 images of some spherical objects such as golf balls and tennis balls that are made of different materials and used for specific purposes

Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.

Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.

Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.

Is it magic? No - it’s physics! Use circular motion to overcome the force of gravity and amaze your family!