Feel the Force
- summary
- planning board
- forcemeter (flat)
- forcemeter (cylinder)
- downloads
The activites provide an opportunity for children to learn about the properties of air and in particular, the frictional force it exerts. The ideas are put into a real life context, that of a transport company looking for ways to reduce the fuel consumption of their lorries.
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Related Challenge Club Activity:
Presentation version of planning board (new window/tab)
Presentation version of forcemeters (new window/tab)
Presentation version of forcemeters (new window/tab)
These resourecs may be downloaded and used without an internet connection:
| Resource | Media type | Resource size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 (PowerPoint) |
97 kB | Drag-and-drop planning board similar to on-line planning board animation | |
| Planning board Notes |  (pdf) |
92 kB | Teachers' notes on using the planning board |
| Using forcemeters | (PowerPoint) |
453 kB | Demonstrates using a forcemeter and includes three examples to try |
| Using forcemeters Notes | (pdf) |
81 kB | Teachers' notes on Using forcemeters |
Notes
PowerPoint resources are in 97-2003 file format and will work in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. Depending on your security settings, you may need to enable active content for the animations to work.
PDF documents are non-editable and may be viewed using the free Adobe Reader (link opens new window or tab)