Straight Forward with Science: Forces and Movement looks at what the different forces are and how important they are here on Earth. Gravity, friction and simple machines are also looked at.

Straight Forward with Science offers a straightforward, but fun, approach to essential science learning and has been specifically designed to support the science curriculum at Key Stage 2. Written by an award-winning author, each book explores basic scientific principles and shows them in action, while simple activities and experiments bring the science to life. Suitable for readers aged 10 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Straight Forward With Science .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 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.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Peter D. Riley is a full-time author and has written over 200 books for primary and secondary Science.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Pushing and pulling
• 2: Gravity
• 3: Weight
• 4: Measuring force
• 5: On the move
• 6: Friction
• 7: Water resistance
• 8: Air resistance
• 9: Machines
• 10: Levers
• 11: Winch, beam and pulley
• 12: Gears
• 13: Galileo and Newton
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Index