Learning Map

Forces & Motion

Pushes, pulls, gravity and things that move — 27 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science27 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Forces Vocabularyages 5–8AC ✓ Pushes & Pullsages 5–6AC ✓ Testing Push & Pull Designsages 5–6

Around age 7

Contact & Non-Contact Forcesages 7–8AC ✓ Drawing Force Diagramsages 7–12AC ✓ Friction & Surfacesages 7–8AC ✓ Magnetic Materialsages 7–8AC ✓ Magnetic Polesages 7–9AC ✓

Around age 8

Balanced & Unbalanced Forcesages 8–9AC ✓ Predicting Motion Patternsages 8–9AC ✓

Around age 9

Air Resistance & Frictionages 9–10AC ✓ Force & Motion Vocabularyages 9–11AC ✓ Gravity & Falling Objectsages 9–11AC ✓ Levers, Pulleys & Gearsages 9–10AC ✓

Around age 10

Reading Distance-Time Graphsages 10–13

Around age 11

Magnetic Fieldsages 11–12 Mass vs Weightages 11–12 Relative Motionages 11–12 Resultant Forcesages 11–12 Speed & Distance-Time Graphsages 11–12

Around age 12

Deformation & Fluid Pressureages 12–13 Electromagnetsages 12–13 Investigating Forcesages 12–13 Moments, Pressure & Hooke's Lawages 12–14 Newton's First & Second Lawsages 12–13 Newton's Third Lawages 12–13

Around age 13

Motors & the Motor Effectages 13–14

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