Get outside and do some fun science experiments! From making a raft and an ice sculpture to painting with water and testing materials, these simple activities are quick and easy to do, using easily found equipment.

This book tells you all you need to know about forces.

This series is perfect for Outdoor Classroom Day, but can, of course, be used at any time of year! Being outdoors helps children focus, boosts creativity and imagination, and can simply be more fun! Learning outdoors creates lasting memories, helps build a greater awareness of the environment, provides more opportunities to think independently, and gets children feeling challenged and excited by learning.

Suitable for KS1 and KS2 primary science

This book is part of a book series called Outdoor Science .

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 has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sonya Newland is an experienced author of children's books. She specialises in geography.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What are forces?;
• 2: Measuring forces;
• 3: Playground forces;
• 4: Making things move;
• 5: Make a bottle rocket;
• 6: Attractive gravity;
• 7: Spin the bucket;
• 8: Surface friction;
• 9: Testing surfaces;
• 10: Air and water resistance;
• 11: Make an egg parachute;
• 12: Amazing magnetism;
• 13: Make a compass;