Forces
A collection of resources to support careers learning through the topic of forces.
Terrific Scientific Forces
This selection of activities shows children how scientists and engineers work with different forces in careers such as sports engineering and airplane design.
Making Tracks in Friction with Lubrizol
This resource has been created by the chemists and engineers at Lubrizol, a large chemical engineering firm, to explore the processes and challenges faced by them on a daily basis as they aim to develop the best blend of products to meet the requirements of their customers. These include helping vehicles run more smoothly or machinery function more efficiently – avoiding damage to important parts of the equipment. The resource asks children to develop a blend of products that will help to protect surfaces (to limit metal on metal damage) or improve fuel economy whilst limiting environmental damage.
Farm Machine 2040 (English)
This resource provides a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day issues faced by farmers, each activity is grounded in a real world context.
Popular Mechanics: Becoming a Designer of Machines
This resource aimed at upper primary contains a series of lessons which look at the means by which machines (cams, levers, gears and pulleys) transform force into movement. The first lesson provides the context for the project in the form of a story, where students are asked to create a counter to count visitors to a shop and/or create mechanical toys to tell stories.
Aircraft Forces
Challenge children to think about the types of forces that apply to an aircraft during flight using activities based on the RAF's Red Arrows display team.
Network Rail
This website has ideas for how Network Rail looks after our train lines and the roles involved within the company.
Polar Explorer Careers Booklet
This resource provides an opportunity for pupils 7-11 to find out about some of the STEM careers linked to RRS Sir David Attenborough, a new ship which will be one of the most advanced polar research ships in the world.
