🔬 Science · Forces & Motion

Deformation & Fluid Pressure

Explain forces associated with deforming objects (elastic and inelastic deformation), thermal expansion and contraction of materials, and how fluid pressure acts in all directions and increases with depth

Typical age: 12–13 years

“If your child noticed the lid on a jar was very tight, could they explain why running it under hot water helps — and what's happening to the metal as it heats up?”

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Resultant Forces
Deformation and fluid pressure involve forces acting on objects — the vector force framework gives the conceptual grounding

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