Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.

Focus Education

Pzaz is a specialist, primary science provider, with schemes written for the non-specialist primary teacher. Created by a science education expert, Pzaz covers every statement of the National Curriculum for Reception to Year 6.

Reception - Year 6, Science

Pzaz

VotesforSchools provides award-winning PSHE resources to prompt discussion on challenging issues. Young people learn about everything from politics to climate change to ensure they have an informed opinion of the world, and are equipped with all they need to know when they leave school.

Years 1-6, PSHE

Votes For Schools

Created by primary specialists, Teacher of Primary offers a bank of in-depth, highly specialised lessons so that schools and teachers can focus on the particular learning goals of their setting.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English & Science

Teacher of Primary

PE Resources Bank firmly believes in the power of Physical Education and transforming young people’s lives. PE Resources Bank aims to provide high quality teaching materials for staff to use and promote a genuine love for learning. 

PE Resources Bank

Master The Curriculum

Striver

KS2 Gems

Guinea Pig Education

Livello is a specialist literary provider, they offer half-termly units built around highly engaging and exciting books that will inspire a love of reading while teaching comprehension, grammar and composition. Start from the books they love, succeed with strategies from Livello.

Years 1-6, English

Livello

Learning Mole uses fun and engaging animations to capture childrenâ€™s imagination and inspire curiosity. Use Learning Moleâ€™s videos as a perfect jumping off point to start great discussions and stimulate learning.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English, Topic & PSHE

Learning Mole

Music Playtime has been created by a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Music education specialist. The schemes are built in recognition of the fact that most primary teachers are not music specialists. Access the knowledge and the ideas you need to feel confident teaching music.

Music Playtime

1Decision

Active Music Digital

All Aboard Learning

Flashcards to add to your GCSE and A-Level revision lessons.

Years 10-13, Various

Quizlet

Sir Linkalot is the award-winning future of spelling. Students learn to spell any word they want from 'was' to 'onomatopoeia' by watching short, funny animations. Never fail a spelling test again!

Sir Linkalot

Get The Buzz! is a specialist in Maths Games for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Engaging maths games can help to build an enjoyment for maths and can consolidate learning so that all students are benefitting.

Years 1-6, Maths

Get The Buzz

All students can enjoy and improve their achievement in mathematics. It is no longer acceptable to say that only certain types of people can learn mathematics. Can Do Maths provides resources to support teachers and parents to help children and students believe they 'Can Do Maths'.

CanDo Maths

PlanBee is the hive of ready-to-use primary resources for KS1 and KS2, with time-saving resources for busy teachers!

KS1 & KS2

PlanBee

Max Maths is a specialist primary school maths provider that uses the Singapore Mastery Approach to follow the Cambridge Primary maths curriculum framework.

Max Maths

Everyone can do maths: Everyone can! White Rose is used in most UK Primary schools and is the most trusted primary maths provider in the UK. Everything White Rose offers is created by maths experts and directed at teachers using a mastery approach to teaching maths.

White Rose

Year 5 unit on Forces from Pzaz. This unit contains 5 lessons: Gravity, Friction, Air Resistance, Water Resistance, Levers. Pulleys and Gears    This unit also contains the following resources: Forces - Assessment, Forces - Answers, Forces Vocab - Assessment, Forces - Knowledge Organisers, Forces - Keywords, Forces - Risk Assessments

Forces

<p>The lesson aims to explain how unsupported objects fall towards the Earth due to the force of gravity. The students will be asked questions such as:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Can I describe gravity as a pull, or attractive force?</li>
  <li>Can I explain that gravity pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth, and if they are in the air, it would make objects fall?</li>
  <li>Can I calculate weight?</li>
</ul>
<p>The lesson also includes cross-curricular links to history, ICT, and math. In history, students will have the opportunity to find out why the leaning tower of Pisa was important in the study of gravity. In ICT, students will research the gravitational constants of various celestial bodies, and in math, students will perform unit conversions and calculations, and produce graphs of their experimental results.</p>
<p>Misconceptions that will be addressed in this lesson:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Heavier objects fall more quickly</li>
  <li>Objects are attracted to the ground</li>
  <li>There is no gravity in space</li>
  <li>Gravity is the same everywhere in the universe</li>
</ul>
<p>Keywords:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Gravity</li>
  <li>Descend</li>
  <li>Newton</li>
  <li>Air-Resistance</li>
  <li>Mass</li>
  <li>Weight</li>
</ul>
<p>Influential scientists that will be mentioned in the lesson include:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Aristotle</li>
  <li>Galileo Galilei</li>
  <li>Isaac Newton</li>
  <li>Albert Einstein</li>
</ul>

Gravity

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about the effects of friction on moving surfaces. The objective of this lesson is for students to be able to identify that friction occurs when two surfaces slide against each other, understand that friction slows objects down, and describe the relationship between the amount of friction and the rate of deceleration. This lesson aligns with the Year 3 science curriculum on Forces and Magnets and has cross-curricular links to Design and Technology and Mathematics. </p> <p>Students will be introduced to the science behind friction through a teacher demonstration of the "Handkerchief and the Cup" activity. They will then participate in the "Does Mass Affect Friction?" activity where they will test the amount of friction on different surfaces with varying amounts of mass. The results of this experiment can be graphed for mathematical analysis. </p> <h2>Misconceptions and Corrections</h2> <p>It is important to note that students may have misconceptions about friction. Some students may think that lubricants eliminate friction, when in reality, they only reduce friction. Additionally, students may believe that friction is not useful when in fact, it is essential in slowing down machines. Finally, students may believe that smooth surfaces have no friction when all materials show friction to a certain extent.</p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <ul> <li>Friction</li> <li>Decelerate</li> <li>Smooth</li> <li>Rough</li> <li>Surface</li> </ul> <h2>Influential Scientists</h2> <p>This lesson highlights the work of several influential scientists in the field of friction including Leonardo da Vinci, Guillaume Amontons, Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Charles Hatcbett, Theodor Reye, and David Tabor.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>It is important to note that before the lesson, you will need to collect 32 plastic bottle caps and punch holes in the center of each cap. The "Does Mass Affect Friction?" activity requires materials such as Tupperware tubs, masses, string, force meters, a 100ml measuring cylinder, and aluminium foil. The experiment is performed in groups of four and the results can be recorded in a table for analysis. It is important to keep the balloon cars for Lesson 5.3. </p>

Friction

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about the basic concepts of levers, pulleys, and gears, and how they are used to make mechanical work easier. They will learn that by using these mechanisms, a smaller force can have a greater effect. The lesson will cover four main objectives:</p> <ul> <li>State that machines can make mechanical work easier.</li> <li>Explain that the longer the lever, the less effort needed to lift a load.</li> <li>Explain that adding pulleys reduces the effort required to lift a load.</li> <li>Describe the effect of a larger cog on a smaller cog.</li> </ul> <p>This lesson is suitable for students in year 3 who have already been introduced to forces and magnets. The lesson plan also has cross-curricular links with design and technology, mathematics, and history. Students will make a simple lever and graph their experimental results, and learn about the history of pulleys and their usage in ancient civilizations. The lesson plan includes activities that will help students understand the concepts of effort, load, energy, fulcrum, pivot, mechanical, pulley, gears, cog, and rotation.</p> <p>Influential scientists such as Archimedes, Hero of Alexandria, Franz Reuleux, and Simon Stevin will be introduced in the lesson. The teacher will need to purchase a gear set as it is not possible to make them in class. The class will participate in a demonstration to show the effort required to lift a load can be reduced by using pulleys. The lesson will also include an activity where students will learn how the classroom door functions as a lever and how the position of the fulcrum affects the effort required to move a load.</p> <p>In conclusion, this lesson is a comprehensive introduction to the basics of levers, pulleys, and gears and how they can be used to make mechanical work easier. Students will learn how simple machines work and be able to apply their understanding to real-world scenarios.</p>

Levers. Pulleys and Gears

Assessment for learning - vocabulary and definition check - worksheet' is a resource to assess pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Forces 

Assessment for learning - vocabulary and definition check - worksheet

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about the effects of air resistance. The objectives are to explain air resistance as a type of friction, describe the effects of air resistance, and suggest ways of increasing or decreasing air resistance. This lesson aligns with the Year 5 curriculum of identifying the effects of air resistance, water resistance, and friction in forces. </p> <h2>Previous Learning</h2> <p>Students in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1) are not required to learn about forces, although they may have learned that parachutes slow down the speed of falling. In Key Stage 2 (KS2), Year 3 students learn about forces and magnets and how things move on different surfaces, and Year 5 students learn about forces in more detail.</p> <h2>Cross-Curricular Links</h2> <ul> <li>Design and Technology: Students will make helicopters and rockets.</li> <li>Art: Students can color and decorate their rockets.</li> <li>Mathematics: Students can create graphs of their experimental results.</li> <li>History: Students can write a report on the use of paratroopers in World War 2.</li> </ul> <h2>Misconceptions and Corrections</h2> <ul> <li>Misconception: Air resistance is not friction. Correction: Air resistance is a type of friction where the particles of an object strike air particles as it moves through air.</li> <li>Misconception: There is air resistance in space. Correction: No air particles exist in space, so there is no air resistance.</li> <li>Misconception: Fins on rockets reduce air resistance. Correction: By themselves, fins do not reduce air resistance, but they stabilize the rocket, and an unstable rocket will exhibit greater air resistance.</li> </ul> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>Teachers should ensure that students have the necessary equipment for the lesson, including balloons from a previous lesson and hairdryers from home. The eggs used in the activity should not be cooked.</p> <h2>Activity: Save the Egg!</h2> <p>In this activity, the whole class will participate in a teacher demonstration. Students will observe the differences in descent speed between three different sized parachutes made from bin bags and string, with an egg in a resealable bag as the payload. The larger the surface area of the parachute, the slower the descent and the greater the air resistance.</p> <h2>Science Explained</h2> <p>Air resistance is a frictional force that slows objects as they move through the air. It acts in the opposite direction to the opposing force, in this case, gravity. The surface area of the object moving through the air affects the amount of air resistance it experiences. In the Save the Egg activity, students will see that the large parachute descends slower and helps keep the egg intact upon landing.</p> <h2>Possible Questions</h2> <ul> <li>Why does the large parachute descend more slowly?</li> <li>What type of force is air resistance?</li> <li>Is air resistance useful

Air Resistance

<p>This lesson focuses on the concept of water resistance, its effects on moving objects, and ways to reduce it. Students will learn about the forces that act between moving surfaces and how they affect the movement of objects. The students will be introduced to the influential scientists who have studied water resistance and friction, and will be taught about the differences between water resistance and friction. </p> <p>The lesson is divided into three activities: making and testing boats, watercraft shape research, and the quickest submarine. In the first activity, students will create different boat shapes and measure the water resistance using a force meter. In the second activity, students will research the shapes of different watercraft and compare them with ancient and modern watercraft. In the third activity, students will create submarines and compare their speeds. </p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <ul> <li>Friction</li> <li>Water Resistance</li> <li>Surface Area</li> <li>Decelerate</li> <li>Water Particles</li> <li>Drag</li> <li>Float</li> <li>Sink</li> </ul> <h2>Misconceptions</h2> <ul> <li>Water Resistance is not friction</li> <li>There is no water resistance for floating objects</li> </ul> <p>It is important to note that water resistance is a type of friction, where the particles of an object strike water particles as it moves through air. Also, objects in contact with water still experience water resistance.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>In this lesson, students will be conducting experiments with water troughs, so it is important to have plenty of paper towels ready. The cleanup procedure for the water trough experiments is described in the lesson plan, but if students forget to place their troughs on the corner of the table, they will need to use a jug as a scoop instead.</p>

Water Resistance

Gravity - Lesson Plan is part of the lesson Gravity    Students will learn about gravity as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Gravity - Lesson Plan

Forces - Assessment

Gravity - Presentation is part of the lesson Gravity    Students will learn about gravity as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Gravity - Presentation

Forces - Knowledge Organisers

Levers. Pulleys and Gears - Teacher Explanation is part of the lesson Levers. Pulleys and Gears    Students will learn about levers. pulleys and gears as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Levers. Pulleys and Gears - Teacher Explanation

Levers. Pulleys and Gears - Presentation is part of the lesson Levers. Pulleys and Gears    Students will learn about levers. pulleys and gears as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Levers, Pulleys and Gears - Presentation

Friction - Lesson Plan is part of the lesson Friction    Students will learn about friction as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Friction - Lesson Plan

This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question, 'What is gravity and what is its impact on our lives? ' It is a Year 5 Science lesson from the unit Forces from Focus Education.

What is gravity and what is its impact on our lives?

Friction - Presentation is part of the lesson Friction    Students will learn about friction as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Friction - Presentation

Gravity - Teacher Explanation is part of the lesson Gravity    Students will learn about gravity as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Gravity - Teacher Explanation

Know it! - teacher's notes' is a resource to assess pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Forces

Know it! - teacher's notes

Air Resistance - Lesson Plan is part of the lesson Air Resistance    Students will learn about air resistance as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Air Resistance - Lesson Plan

Gravity - Results Tables is part of the lesson Gravity    Students will learn about gravity as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Gravity - Results Tables

Levers. Pulleys and Gears - Lesson Plan is part of the lesson Levers. Pulleys and Gears    Students will learn about levers. pulleys and gears as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Levers, Pulleys and Gears - Lesson Plan

The long-term overview for the unit Forces from Focus Education 

Long-term overview - Forces - Year 5

Water Resistance - Teacher Explanation is part of the lesson Water Resistance    Students will learn about water resistance as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Water Resistance - Teacher Explanation

Forces - Keywords

Gravity - Objectives Labels is part of the lesson Gravity    Students will learn about gravity as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Gravity - Objectives Labels

Water Resistance - Results Tables is part of the lesson Water Resistance    Students will learn about water resistance as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Water Resistance - Results Tables

This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question, 'What are pulleys and how do they reduce the force needed to lift a heavy object? ' It is a Year 5 Science lesson from the unit Forces from Focus Education.

What are pulleys and how do they reduce the force needed to lift a heavy object?

Friction - Objectives Labels is part of the lesson Friction    Students will learn about friction as part of their learning about forces, as specified by the national curriculum in England: science programmes of study.

Friction - Objectives Labels

The knowledge organiser from the unit Forces from Focus Education 

Knowledge organiser - Forces - Year 5

Plan an investigation - Which surface provides most friction? - Worksheet' is a resource from 'What is a force and how does it impact on the way things move?', a Year 5 Science lesson from the unit, Forces. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method and will facilitate pupils when answering the question, 'What is friction and how does it effect our lives?'

Plan an investigation - Which surface provides most friction? - worksheet

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