--- title: "Year 5 - Science- Investigating Force and Air- Resistance" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-14-year-5-science-investigating-force-and-air-resistance" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 5 - Science- Investigating Force and Air- Resistance ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/activitymore-2131C53D-D5E5-4AFB-848E-9D76B96C3390.png) 14 March 2023 Following on from our previous science lesson, today the children worked in small groups to investigate whether a ball's mass affects gravity's force. They used weighing scales to measure the mass of 5 different balls, then from the same height observed how long they took to touch the ground. Only one variable was changed to conduct a fair test. The children changed the ball. We then explored the term Air- Resistance in detail and carried out an experiment using two sheets of paper. We screwed one up into a ball and left one as a sheet, we then dropped the ball of paper and sheet at the same time and observed what happens. The sheet of paper fell slowly as there is more air under the paper. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/activitymore-2131C53D-D5E5-4AFB-848E-9D76B96C3390.png) [Year 5](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [Science](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/3D60B16C-148C-464A-887F-1589BDAF4BDA.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-13-let-s-go-sing-performance-2023) Previous ### [Let’s Go Sing Performance 2023 ](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-13-let-s-go-sing-performance-2023) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/61355F51-2664-44B2-B67C-15FC05D2FFFE.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-15-year-2-christopher-columbus) Next ### [Year 2 - Christopher Columbus](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-15-year-2-christopher-columbus) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/events/Open_Days_2026-27_(3).png)