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# Gravity & Other Forces

Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 5.2.8

## Gravity & Other Forces

Activity and other forces may act on the same object at the same time.

### Objects moving through the air

![Objects moving through the air](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-08/91500877-517b-47b1-8e70-14142bfaecba/gravity-air-resistance-parachute-.png)

- As an object falls through the air due to gravity, the force in the opposite direction is air resistance.

### Objects moving through water

![Objects moving through water](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-08/c75ffda0-69e5-4426-916a-bc8225e266f3/gravity-upthrust--water-.png)

- As an object falls through the water due to gravity, the force in the opposite direction is called upthrust. 
 - Upthrust is a force that only acts in fluids.

### Gravity on the ground

![Gravity on the ground](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-08/cd549238-b387-40c2-a011-77bdfb035506/gravity-reaction-standing-ground-.png)

- On the ground, the force of gravity is pulling you down to the ground.
 - Gravity is the force that stops you floating away into the sky!

### Reaction forces on the ground

![Reaction forces on the ground](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-08/cd549238-b387-40c2-a011-77bdfb035506/gravity-reaction-standing-ground-.png)

- A reaction force is a force pushing in the opposite direction to gravity when you are on the ground.
 - A reaction force stops you falling through the ground!

## Test yourself on Gravity & Other Forces

- When an object falls through the air due to gravity, what is the force in the opposite direction?
- What is a force that only acts in fluids?
- As an object falls through water due to gravity, what is the force that acts in the opposite direction?
- Gravity is the force that pulls you to the ground and stops you from floating away. What is the force that acts against gravity to stop you falling through the ground?

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- Previous topic: [5.2.7 The Force of Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-7-the-force-of-gravity.md)
- Next topic: [5.3.1 Gears](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-1-gears.md)

## Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum contents

### 1 Year 5: Living Things & Their Habitats
- 1.1 Asexual Reproduction
  - [1.1.1 Basics of Asexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-1-1-basics-of-asexual-reproduction.md)
  - [1.1.2 Uses of Asexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-1-2-uses-of-asexual-reproduction.md)
- 1.2 Sexual Reproduction
  - [1.2.1 Basics of Sexual Reproduction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-1-basics-of-sexual-reproduction.md)
  - [1.2.2 Reproductive Cells in Animals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-2-reproductive-cells-in-animals.md)
  - [1.2.3 Reproductive Cells in Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-2-3-reproductive-cells-in-plants.md)
- 1.3 Fertilisation
  - [1.3.1 Fertilisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-1-fertilisation.md)
  - [1.3.2 Internal Fertilisation - Type 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-2-internal-fertilisation-type-1.md)
  - [1.3.3 Internal Fertilisation - Type 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-3-internal-fertilisation-type-2.md)
  - [1.3.4 Internal Fertilisation - Type 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-4-internal-fertilisation-type-3.md)
  - [1.3.5 External Fertilisation in Water](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-3-5-external-fertilisation-in-water.md)
- 1.4 Reproduction in Plants
  - [1.4.1 Sexual Reproduction in Plants - Male](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-1-sexual-reproduction-in-plants-male.md)
  - [1.4.2 Sexual Reproduction in Plants - Female](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-2-sexual-reproduction-in-plants-female.md)
  - [1.4.3 Pollination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-4-3-pollination.md)
- 1.5 Life Cycles in Plants
  - [1.5.1 Seeds & Germination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-5-1-seeds-and-germination.md)
  - [1.5.2 Growth & Pollination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-5-2-growth-and-pollination.md)
- 1.6 Life Cycles in Mammals
  - [1.6.1 Gestation & Young Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-6-1-gestation-and-young-mammals.md)
  - [1.6.2 Adult Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-6-2-adult-mammals.md)
- 1.7 Life Cycles in Amphibians
  - [1.7.1 Birth & Young Amphibians](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-7-1-birth-and-young-amphibians.md)
  - [1.7.2 Adult Amphibians](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-7-2-adult-amphibians.md)
- 1.8 Life Cycles in Birds
  - [1.8.1 Birds' Eggs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-8-1-birds-eggs.md)
  - [1.8.2 Young & Adult Birds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-8-2-young-and-adult-birds.md)
- 1.9 Life Cycles in Insects
  - [1.9.1 Eggs & Larva](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-9-1-eggs-and-larva.md)
  - [1.9.2 Pupa & Adults](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-9-2-pupa-and-adults.md)
- 1.10 Understanding the Natural World
  - [1.10.1 Animal Behaviourists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-10-1-animal-behaviourists.md)
  - [1.10.2 Naturalists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/1-10-2-naturalists.md)

### 2 Year 5: Animals (Including Humans)
- 2.1 Humans Life Cycles
  - [2.1.1 Fertilisation & Early Development in Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-1-1-fertilisation-and-early-development-in-humans.md)
  - [2.1.2 Adolescence & Adult Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-1-2-adolescence-and-adult-humans.md)
- 2.2 Gestation
  - [2.2.1 Early Stages of Gestation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-1-early-stages-of-gestation.md)
  - [2.2.2 The Umbilical Cord](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-2-the-umbilical-cord.md)
  - [2.2.3 Foetus & Birth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-3-foetus-and-birth.md)
  - [2.2.4 Comparing Gestation of Animals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/2-2-4-comparing-gestation-of-animals.md)

### 3 Year 5: Properties & Changes of Materials
- 3.1 Properties of Materials
  - [3.1.1 Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-1-materials.md)
  - [3.1.2 Hardness, Solubility, Transparency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-2-hardness-solubility-transparency.md)
  - [3.1.3 Conductors & Magnetic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-3-conductors-and-magnetic.md)
  - [3.1.4 Metals & Wood](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-4-metals-and-wood.md)
  - [3.1.5 Plastic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-1-5-plastic.md)
- 3.2 Separating Mixtures
  - [3.2.1 Salt Separation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-1-salt-separation.md)
  - [3.2.2 Separating Solids from Liquids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-2-separating-solids-from-liquids.md)
  - [3.2.3 Physical Changes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-3-physical-changes.md)
  - [3.2.4 Chemical Changes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-2-4-chemical-changes.md)
- 3.3 Experiments
  - [3.3.1 Conducting Experiments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/3-3-1-conducting-experiments.md)

### 4 Year 5: Earth & Space
- 4.1 How Do We Have Night & Day?
  - [4.1.1 The Sun & the Moon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-1-the-sun-and-the-moon.md)
  - [4.1.2 Earth and Other Planets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-2-earth-and-other-planets.md)
  - [4.1.3 The Solar System](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-3-the-solar-system.md)
  - [4.1.4 Planet Features](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-4-planet-features.md)
  - [4.1.5 Day & Night](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-5-day-and-night.md)
  - [4.1.6 Moons of the Solar System](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/4-1-6-moons-of-the-solar-system.md)

### 5 Year 5: Forces
- 5.1 Forces
  - [5.1.1 What are Forces?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-1-1-what-are-forces.md)
  - [5.1.2 What do Forces Do?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-1-2-what-do-forces-do.md)
- 5.2 Forces that Move Objects
  - [5.2.1 Friction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-1-friction.md)
  - [5.2.2 Air Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-2-air-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.3 Reducing Air Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-3-reducing-air-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.4 Water Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-4-water-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.5 Reducing Water Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-5-reducing-water-resistance.md)
  - [5.2.6 The Discovery of Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-6-the-discovery-of-gravity.md)
  - [5.2.7 The Force of Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-7-the-force-of-gravity.md)
  - [5.2.8 Gravity & Other Forces](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-2-8-gravity-and-other-forces.md)
- 5.3 Gears, Levers & Pulleys
  - [5.3.1 Gears](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-1-gears.md)
  - [5.3.2 Levers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-2-levers.md)
  - [5.3.3 Pulleys](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/5-3-3-pulleys.md)

### 6 Year 6: Living Things & Their Habitats
- 6.1 Classification of Living Things
  - [6.1.1 Classification of Living Things](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-1-classification-of-living-things.md)
  - [6.1.2 The Animal Kingdom](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-2-the-animal-kingdom.md)
  - [6.1.3 Vertebrates & Invertebrates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-3-vertebrates-and-invertebrates.md)
  - [6.1.4 Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-4-fish-amphibians-reptiles.md)
  - [6.1.5 Birds & Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-5-birds-and-mammals.md)
  - [6.1.6 Arthropods, Molluscs, Annelids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-6-arthropods-molluscs-annelids.md)
  - [6.1.7 The Plant Kingdom](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-7-the-plant-kingdom.md)
  - [6.1.8 Groups of Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-8-groups-of-plants.md)
  - [6.1.9 Microorganisms & Viruses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-9-microorganisms-and-viruses.md)
  - [6.1.10 Using Keys to Classify Living Things](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/6-1-10-using-keys-to-classify-living-things.md)

### 7 Year 6: Animals (Including Humans)
- 7.1 The Circulatory System
  - [7.1.1 Blood Cells](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-1-blood-cells.md)
  - [7.1.2 Substances Transported in the Blood](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-2-substances-transported-in-the-blood.md)
  - [7.1.3 Blood Vessels](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-3-blood-vessels.md)
  - [7.1.4 Pulmonary Artery & Pulmonary Vein](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-4-pulmonary-artery-and-pulmonary-vein.md)
  - [7.1.5 The Heart](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-5-the-heart.md)
  - [7.1.6 Chambers of the Heart](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/7-1-6-chambers-of-the-heart.md)

### 8 Year 6: Evolution & Inheritance
- 8.1 Evolution
  - [8.1.1 Adaptation to Cold Areas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-1-adaptation-to-cold-areas.md)
  - [8.1.2 Adaptation to Hot Areas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-2-adaptation-to-hot-areas.md)
  - [8.1.3 Variation in Humans](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-3-variation-in-humans.md)
  - [8.1.4 Variation in Dogs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-4-variation-in-dogs.md)
  - [8.1.5 Evolution & Mutations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-5-evolution-and-mutations.md)
  - [8.1.6 Examples of Evolution](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-6-examples-of-evolution.md)
  - [8.1.7 Fossils](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-7-fossils.md)
  - [8.1.8 Natural Selection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-8-natural-selection.md)
  - [8.1.9 Darwin & Wallace](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/8-1-9-darwin-and-wallace.md)

### 9 Year 6: Light
- 9.1 How Do We See?
  - [9.1.1 Light](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-1-light.md)
  - [9.1.2 Light & Shadows](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-2-light-and-shadows.md)
  - [9.1.3 Reflection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-3-reflection.md)
  - [9.1.4 Periscopes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/9-1-4-periscopes.md)

### 10 Year 6: Electricity
- 10.1 What is Electricity?
  - [10.1.1 Electricity, Current & Voltage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-1-electricity-current-and-voltage.md)
  - [10.1.2 Electrical Symbols](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-2-electrical-symbols.md)
  - [10.1.3 Circuit Diagrams: Lamp](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-3-circuit-diagrams-lamp.md)
  - [10.1.4 Circuit Diagrams: Buzzer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-4-circuit-diagrams-buzzer.md)
  - [10.1.5 Electrical Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/10-1-5-electrical-safety.md)

### 11 Year 5 & 6: Working Scientifically
- 11.1 Thinking Scientifically
  - [11.1.1 Scientific Questions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-1-scientific-questions.md)
  - [11.1.2 Ideas & Evidence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-2-ideas-and-evidence.md)
  - [11.1.3 Punished Scientists:Galileo Galilei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-3-punished-scientistsgalileo-galilei.md)
  - [11.1.4 Evidence is Not Proof](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-4-evidence-is-not-proof.md)
  - [11.1.5 Hypothesis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-5-hypothesis.md)
  - [11.1.6 Theory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-1-6-theory.md)
- 11.2 Scientific Enquiry
  - [11.2.1 Starting an Enquiry](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-1-starting-an-enquiry.md)
  - [11.2.2 Observations & Testing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-2-observations-and-testing.md)
  - [11.2.3 Research](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-3-research.md)
  - [11.2.4 Data Patterns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-4-data-patterns.md)
  - [11.2.5 Correlations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-5-correlations.md)
  - [11.2.6 Sorting & Classifying](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-6-sorting-and-classifying.md)
  - [11.2.7 Tools for Sorting & Classifying](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-7-tools-for-sorting-and-classifying.md)
  - [11.2.8 Variables](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-2-8-variables.md)
- 11.3 Planning an Investigation
  - [11.3.1 Planning an Investigation: Question](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-1-planning-an-investigation-question.md)
  - [11.3.2 Planning an Investigation: Equipment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-2-planning-an-investigation-equipment.md)
  - [11.3.3 Planning an Investigation: Equipment (2)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-3-planning-an-investigation-equipment-2.md)
  - [11.3.4 Planning an Investigation: Measurement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-3-4-planning-an-investigation-measurement.md)
- 11.4 Carrying Out an Investigation
  - [11.4.1 Health & Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-1-health-and-safety.md)
  - [11.4.2 Using Equipment Correctly](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-2-using-equipment-correctly.md)
  - [11.4.3 Observing, Measuring & Recording](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-3-observing-measuring-and-recording.md)
  - [11.4.4 Replication & Annomalies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-4-replication-and-annomalies.md)
  - [11.4.5 Recording & Presenting Information](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-4-5-recording-and-presenting-information.md)
- 11.5 Writing Up an Investigation
  - [11.5.1 Writing Up an Investigation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-1-writing-up-an-investigation.md)
  - [11.5.2 Presenting Data](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-2-presenting-data.md)
  - [11.5.3 Diagrams & Images](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-5-3-diagrams-and-images.md)
- 11.6 Conclusions & Discussions
  - [11.6.1 Writing a Conclusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-6-1-writing-a-conclusion.md)
  - [11.6.2 Finalising Your Conclusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-5-and-6-national-curriculum/11-6-2-finalising-your-conclusion.md)
