Force and Motion

Curriculum Relevance

National Curriculum for England and Wales
Science Sc4 Physical Processes
Key Stage 4

Forces and motion

2. Pupils should be taught:

Force and acceleration

a. how distance, time and speed can be determined and represented graphically
d. that acceleration is a change in velocity per unit time

The Earth and beyond

4. Pupils should be taught:

The solar system and the wider universe

b. that gravity acts as a force throughout the universe

Scotland
The programme will help support the Standard Grade syllabus.

Northern Ireland Curriculum
Key Stage 4

Science (Double)
Physical Processes

Forces
Pupils should have opportunities to:

a. learn and use quantitative relationships between:

initial speed, final speed, acceleration and time, and

distance, time and average speed