THE NEED FOR SPEED

I feel the need, the need for speed Tom Cruise Top Gun
Answer the following question if you are not sure make a
prediction.
What keeps a car connected to the road?
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What things help car slow down?
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Is it easier or harder for a car to stop on a slippery surface?
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Is it easier or harder for a car to stop on a rough surface?
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Follow the instructions or method below to complete the task and
learn about friction.
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Open the WeDo 2.0 App

Press on the + plus sign to create a new WeDo project
Click on Lesson 2 Speed
Click the right arrow button at the top 4 times
Examine the example code on the page and repeat it at on the
page by touching and dragging the code blocks at the bottom.
6. Look at the code cheat sheet to tell you what each coding
block does.
7. Place your race car on the start line on the hall floor.
8. Press play on your code
9. Record how long it takes for your car to cross the finish line by
watching the counter on the screen.. Have your partner at the
finish line put their hand in front of the car to stop it.
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Repeat Steps 7 to 9 and record your data in the table
below to make sure it is a FAIR test.
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Next repeat steps 7 to 10 but this time the car must be
on the rugs.
Recording your RESULTS

Hall Floor (Time in Seconds)

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Rugs (Time in Seconds)

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

ANALYSING your Results

I found that the ______________________________ creates more friction
because
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I found that the ______________________________ creates less friction
because
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Variables
If we were to repeat this experiment what variables could we
change to gather more data? List them below.
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Extension Activity

Change a variable you have chosen and repeat the

experiment on both surfaces. What did you find?
Hall Floor (Time in Seconds)
Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Rugs (Time in Seconds)

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3