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Describe some of the factors that increase friction between solid surfaces and increase air and water resistance.
Click here for resouces on other types of forces
Direct2U Lesson Plan
The children investigate how the nature of the running surface affects the
distance travelled by toy cars released from the top of a ramp. They enter their
results into a computer graphing program and present them as a bar chart to help
them analyse the result and aid explanation. An on-line activity from the BBC
Science Clips website is used to consolidate the work.
 forum.ngfl.gov.uk
 Introducing Pushes and Pulls
 Formula One racing site
www.cookeassociates.com
'Lesson One' is about the design of Formula One cars, and 'Lesson Two' is about racing them.
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  The children investigate how the height of a ramp affects the distance travelled by toy cars released from the top. They enter their results into a computer spreadsheet program and presents them as a bar chart. The chart is used to analyse the result and aid explanation.
 Which surface will slow down the car?
How to use Logit Explorer in the ramp experiment
IWB Teaching Resource (ngfl-cymru.org.uk)
 Powerpoint Resource - (Greenwich ICT)
Using a database in a friction investigation - A Kent teachers's report
 Children record results of investigations.
 Look at different surfaces – which do children think will cause most friction?
 Investigate wind resistance with the help of an online simulation
 Watch 4 videos showing the effects of friction in real life (rubble.ultralab.net)
 Teaching Resources (teachingideas.co.uk)
Websites
Paper Airplanes and Spinners - Learn to fly paper planes and helicopters
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