Find out what stops us floating away and how friction slows us down, plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about forces and motion in the world around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to show how the different forces work. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science topics, combining clear and simple explanations with hand-on activities to encourage children to think about how the things around them work. Also includes a glossary to explain tricky terms plus parents and teachers' notes to help take the learning further.

This book features in the following series: How Things Work, Science in Action .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by QED Publishing .

Anna Claybourne has been a writer and editor of children's non-fiction for over eight years.

This book has the following chapters:

On the move 4
Pushing and pulling 6
Stopping 8
Dropping 10
Getting faster 12
Slowing down 14
Useful friction 16
Pressure 18
Machines 20
Glossary 22
Index 23
Next steps 24