Worksheet
Pushes and Pulls
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 15 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Free Forces & Motion Worksheets — New Zealand
12 free printable forces & motion worksheets from Year 3 to Year 11, with answer sheets. Pushes and pulls, friction, gravity and simple machines.
- Worksheet
How Things Move: Rolling, Sliding and Spinning
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Ramps and Slopes: How Far Will It Roll?
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 25 min
- Questions
- 9 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Forces: Friction and Gravity
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 15 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Contact and Non-Contact Forces
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 16 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Simple Machines: Levers, Ramps and Wheels
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Questions
- 15 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 15 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Magnets and Magnetic Forces
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 17 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Simple Machines: Levers, Pulleys and Ramps
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 14 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Speed, Velocity, Acceleration and Newton's Laws
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 22 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Distance–Time and Velocity–Time Graphs
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 16 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Momentum, Collisions and Vehicle Safety
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 15 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
Which year levels do these forces & motion worksheets cover?
Forces & Motion resources for New Zealand run from Year 3 to Year 11. Each year level has its own set, from an easier Level 1 to a challenging Level 3, so you can step back or move ahead as needed.
Are there answers?
Yes. Worksheets include answers, and open questions come with model answers and success criteria.
Are they free to print?
Yes. Every worksheet downloads instantly as a PDF with no sign-up, free for home, classroom and homeschool use.
How to use these resources
- Read the short explanation together before starting the questions.
- Where a worksheet suggests a simple experiment at home, try it: seeing beats reading.
- Ask "How do you know?" so answers are backed by evidence.
- Use the answer sheet to talk about why an answer is right, not just whether it is.