Science·Forces & Motion·procedural
Investigating Forces
Plan and carry out investigations into forces, including measuring force with a newton meter, investigating Hooke's Law, and collecting and interpreting motion data to test Newton's laws
Suggested ages 12–13
Evidence of understanding
- Uses a newton meter correctly to measure forces in newtons
- Sets up and conducts a Hooke's Law investigation, recording force and extension and plotting a graph
- Identifies and controls variables in a force investigation
- Calculates acceleration from force and mass data and compares with experimental results
Assessment prompt
If Investigating Forces set up an experiment hanging weights on a spring and measuring how much it stretched, could they describe how they would make it a fair test, record the results, and show what Hooke's Law looks like on a graph?
Standards alignment
MS-PS2-1US · ngss-ms
MS-PS2-1
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School
KS3.Sci.Phys.MotionAndForces.9GB · uk-nc-2013
Elastic Potential Energy and Hooke's Law
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · KS3
KS3.Sci.WS.SA.3GB · uk-nc-2013
Plan and carry out scientific enquiries
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · KS3