British Science Week 2023 – Forces Live Lesson
We take over the Science Museum in London with an out of this world forces Live Lesson for British Science Week!
Our very own Live Lessons astronaut - Frankie - is stuck out in space after completing a mission to the moon, and needs the help of 7-11 year-olds everywhere to get home again.
Using their knowledge of gravity, friction and air resistance, we challenge pupils to design a landing module to bring our intrepid explorer safely back down to Earth.
Along the way, we hear from real-life astronauts including Dr Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut in space and American astronaut Bob Hines who’s recently returned from a NASA space mission.
How to get involved:
Download resources to accompany the Live Lesson here:
This 30 minute curriculum-linked programme is presented by CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson and science-loving presenter Maddie Moate and was devised in partnership with the Science Museum.
British Science Week runs from 10 to 19 March 2023. The topic of forces and how they work together was chosen to complement the 2023 theme of ‘connections.'
Please note that this lesson was published in March 2023 and we are no longer reviewing emails and messages from schools for inclusion in the lesson or on the page.
Curriculum links: Science/The World Around Us for 7-11 year-olds.
- Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object.
- Identify the effects of air resistance and friction that act between moving surfaces.
- Investigate how friction, including air resistance, affects motion and suggest ways to improve efficiency in moving objects.
