Friction & Surfaces
Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others
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“Can your child explain why a toy car rolls further on a smooth wooden floor than on carpet?”
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- Activity. Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others
What to notice. Observe and compare how the same object moves on at least three different surfaces • Describe that rough surfaces slow objects down more than smooth surfaces • Use the word 'friction' to explain why movement differs on different surfaces
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Can your child explain why a toy car rolls further on a smooth wooden floor than on carpet?
Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others
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- Observe and compare how the same object moves on at least three different surfaces
- Describe that rough surfaces slow objects down more than smooth surfaces
- Use the word 'friction' to explain why movement differs on different surfaces
“Can your child explain why a toy car rolls further on a smooth wooden floor than on carpet?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Forces & Motion
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
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