Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Lesson: Net Force & Force Arrows, Grades 6-8

What happens when forces combine? Two teams pull a rope with the same force, and students predict which way it moves. That question leads straight into net force: add forces that point the same way, subtract forces that point opposite ways, and read the size and direction of the result.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page

Answer key included

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