Forces Worksheets and Reading Passages

Teach your students about types of forces using these worksheets and hands on activities. Use the teacher presentation to introduce balanced and unbalanced forces, gravity, inertia, and friction to your students. Students will complete fill in notes for their science binders. A printable and digital science text is included to reinforce the types of forces. A graphic organizer and hands-on activity will help students understand the differences between each type of force.

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Students will learn about:

• Unbalanced and balanced forces
• Gravity
• Inertia
• Friction

This forces activity includes:

• Teacher instruction sheet
• Teacher presentation to introduce forces and allow for classroom discussion
• Student fill in note sheet
• 3 page science worksheets that will introduce
  • Forces; balanced and unbalanced
  • Gravity
  • Inertia
  • Friction

• 1 page of guided reading questions to assess student knowledge of the reading
• Digital Google Slides and Forms of the science text
• Graphic organizer to review each type of force
• An activity sheet to test student knowledge of unbalanced, balanced, gravity, inertia, and friction
• Answer key

How to use this activity in your classroom:

• Introduction to forces using the teacher presentation
• Build prior knowledge of Newton's laws of motion
• Sub plans: Use the student worksheets for independent practice for fast finishers or struggling learners
• Homework assignment
• Science center
• Activities will help students work hands-on and solidify their learning of the different forces.

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Other lessons to support your force and Newton's laws of motion unit:

• Anchor Chart Posters
• Newton's laws of motion
• 1st law of motion
• Second Law Worksheet
• 2nd Law FREEBIE
• Third law hands-on activity
• Sketch Note Graphic Organizer
• Review Game
• Review activities
• Halloween Activity
• STEM project
• Test

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