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Forces in Action

We have just started learning about forces and magnets as part of our Science in Year 3. To assist the children in their learning of forces we decided to take a visit to Handsworth Park as a whole year group and explore the play equipment and whilst assessing what forces are in action whilst we're using them. It was a fantastic afternoon and certainly helped kickstart the children's understanding of forces. 











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  1. What a great way to kick start your FORCES Science topic in Year 3.It's great that you also got some exercise along the way!x

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