Gravity & Falling Objects
Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object
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Can your child explain why everything falls downwards when you let go of it, and name the force that causes this?
Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object
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- Define gravity as a force of attraction between the Earth and objects
- Explain that unsupported objects fall because gravity pulls them towards the Earth
- Give examples showing gravity in action (dropping objects, jumping, water flowing downhill)
“Can your child explain why everything falls downwards when you let go of it, and name the force that causes this?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Forces & Motion
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
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