PEKA SCIENCE MODULE

YEAR 6

INVESTIGATING FORCE AND ENERGY

Activity code : 6/2/1.3/8

Learning Objective : Analysing friction

Learning Outcome : design a fair test to find out how different types of surface affect the

time taken of a wooden trolley to reach the bottom

Method : Experimenting

Apparatus : Wooden block, plank, mirror, sand paper, box and stopwatch.

Step:

1. Prepare the apparatus as show in the diagram below

2. Release the wooden block from the plank.
3. Record the time taken by the wooden block to reach the bottom.
4. Repeat the experiment with different surface (sand paper and mirror)

Distance (cm) Surface Time taken to reach the bottom (s)

50 Plank
50 MIrror
50 Sand paper

a) What is the aim of this investigation?

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b) State:
i) What to keep the same : ………………………………………….
ii) What to change : ………………………………………….
 iii) What to measure : ………………………………………….

c) What is the trend of the change in the time taken to reach the bottom by the wooden
block?

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d) Predict the time taken by the wooden block if the surface is carpet.

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e) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

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