Learn about the forces of gravity and friction with this fun project.
A day of play and Sledding at the 3DuxDesign Winter Park
Watch the video to learn about forces.
Gather your craft supplies.
Design your experiment.
Test your and record your data.
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Materials
- cardboard and connectors
- tape or glue gun
- scissors
- markers or paint for decorating,
- small weight (eg. ziplock with sand or dry rice),
- variety of smooth and rough surfaces
- stop-watch
Watch the video...
Download drafting paper
Guidlines
- Draft project design on paper. Include the materials needed and construction of sled and the hill. Include at least 3 different surfaces to test with different textures.
- Sled design and build. Consider design factors that will increase speed like materials for bottom surface, weight, and distribution of weight
- Hill design and build. Consider how to construct the hill and how you will exchange surface materials easily. Of note, slope of hill should remain the same for each part of the experiment
- Lab sheets: Create a hypothesis for what will happen with each surface. Create a data sheet to document speed and any observations with each trial.
- Refine project. Did anything not work the way imagined? Think about why and redesign the structures or project to improve. Repeat experiment and collect data
- Conclusion: what were the results and explain. Ideas for discussion..
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