A complete lesson plan with resources about balanced and unbalanced forces. Links to working scientifically. Practical lesson which will require some additional resources but easy to find. i.e. bucket of water with a rubber duck/ or boat on it. The lesson supports the children’s understanding of drawing scientific diagrams and using arrow sizes and directions accurately. It was a great lesson which I really enjoyed teaching and my children made great progress within it, many moving onto harder challenges throughout the lesson.

I created this lesson for a science lesson observation for Year 5. It is well resourced and differentiated through the use of Bloom's taxonomy questions. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this lesson and the progress the children made was very clear throughout the lesson. Be prepared to get wet and I recommend having kitchen towel on hand! Have fun!