Worksheet
Forces All Around Us
The Visible and Invisible
Aim
To demonstrate and develop understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces by looking
for and recording examples of forces in action within the park.
Activity 1
Get into a group of 3 or 4.
Think back to the last time you worked as a group and discuss the following questions:
 What worked well?
 What didn’t?
 What kinds of things do you need to do to work well together, as a team?
 How is working outside the classroom different?
Activity 2
Decided as a group what you need from the pack to help explain all the forces that you think
are present in this photograph. Think about where you would place the words and arrows.
You will need to give reasons for your decisions.
Activity 3
In your group go out into the park and look for and record five examples of something you
all agree shows forces in action in the park. You need to find at least one example of
unbalanced forces and one of balanced forces. Note down all your examples and make
annotated sketches of what you find in the table on the back of this sheet.
Activity 4
Remember what we did back in the classroom? As a group choose two of your identified
examples to go back to one example of balanced forces and another of unbalanced forces.
Decide as a group what you would need from the labels and arrows pack to help explain
all the forces that you think are present. Use the blu-tak to attach words and arrows to
show the forces in action in your example. Try and get some digital photographs of these
examples too.
Activity 5
As a group reflect on these questions:
 What did you talk about that helped you to decide that something you could see around
you was an example of forces in action?
 What were some of the problems with using the pack to explain your examples?
Homework
I wonder how many different examples of forces you might spot around you on your
journey between school and home. Write down or take photos of as many as you spot.
Inspiring Learning
Worksheet
Example
Inspiring Learning
Unbalanced or
Balanced
Annotated sketch