Reaching high for the best for your child

School Blog Year 3 Friction

School Blog

Year 3

The blog for Hazel, Hornbeam & Holly
Miss Ferguson, Miss Brooker and Mrs Johnson

Friction

By Kim Ferguson, in Year 3 - Friday, 27 September 2024

In year 3, we have been investigating friction. We found out that when we rolled a toy car down a smooth surface the car travelled the furthest. This was because there was less friction. We tested cardboard, carpet, foam, wood and plastic surfaces. We also measured the distance the car travelled using a metre stick. In Hazel class, we found out that plastic was the surface with the least friction and foam was the surface with the most friction.