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LEARNING ACTIVITY
SHEET
IN SCIENCE
Quarter 3 – LAS 1
Friction: The Opposing Force!

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Name of Student: ________________________________
Learning Area-Grade Level: ______________________
Date: ___________________________________________
SCIENCE - GRADE 6
Quarter 3 – LAS 1: Effects of Friction in the movements of the objects.
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 Introductory Concept
Life would be impossible without friction. We use
friction in most of our activities. You would be able to walk
without slipping and falling because of friction. Friction affects
movement of different objects too. Did you slip when the
pavement is wet or dry?
Most accidents happen during rainy days because the road
is slippery when wet. It is harder to stop a vehicle on wet roads.
Friction is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces
sticking or touching together.
In this learning activity sheet, you will understand the concept
of friction as an opposing force and determine how the kind of
surface and the weight of an object affect friction.

Learning Skills:
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 Understand the concept of friction as an opposing force.

 Determine how the kind of surface and the weight of an
object affect friction.

Learning Activities
Pre-Test
Directions: Read each statement. Write True in the blank
if the statement is correct and False if incorrect.
_______1. A wet oily road offers more friction than a dry rough road.
_______2. Rubbing your hands together forcefully create less friction
rather than rubbing your hands together lightly.
_______3. Friction acts in a direction opposite to the direction of the
object’s motion.
_______4. There is always friction when an object is moving on Earth.
_______5. Smooth surfaces produce less friction than rough surfaces.

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 Activity
Materials: ball, clear pavement or pathway
Procedure:
1. Let a ball roll on a pavement or a clear path way.
2. Observe what happens to the ball as it rolls along the
pavement.

Guide Questions:
1. When you rolled the ball on the pavement, did you exert a force?
2. What kind of force did you exert? (contact or non-contact)
3. While the ball is rolling along the pavement are you still exerting
a force?
4. What happened to the ball’s motion after some time?
5. Why do you think the ball stopped rolling?

Analysis
Directions: Study the pictures. Write the data of experiments
below in the given table.

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 The surface The distance (meters)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Abstraction
A. Based on the experiment above, answer the questions
below.
1. On which surface did the motorcycle move with the farthest
distance?
2. On which surface did the motorcycle move with the shortest
distance?
3. The shortest the distance that the motorcycle could reach,
the highest the friction happened between the surface of
the track and the tires. So, the highest the friction happens
when the motorcycle moved on the____________.
4. The farthest the distance that the motorcycle could reach,
the lowest the friction happened between the surface of
the track and tires. So, the lowest the friction happens when
the motorcycle moved on the____________.
B. Compare the frictional force of the following surfaces by
writing greater than or less than sign on the space provide:
1. tiled floor __________ sandy floor
2. wet floor __________ dry floor
3. sand paper ______ plywood

4. soil ______ paper

5. plastic sheet ______ rubber mat

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 Remember
Friction is a contact force. When you roll the ball on the
pavement you did exert a contact force since your hands were in
contact with the ball before you released the ball. While on the
pavement, however, your hands were not anymore in contact with
the ball thus there is no force was exerted by your hands on the ball.
Eventually, the ball stopped rolling after sometime. Friction
between the surface of the ball and the surface of the pavement
caused the ball to stop rolling. Friction is a force that opposes
motion. It is the resistance an object meets when its surface rubs
against another surface like your feet and the floor when you’re
walking. It acts in a direction opposite the natural motion of the
moving object.

Friction is a force that opposes motion. It is the resistance an

object meets when its surface rubs against another surface like your
feet and the floor when you are walking. It acts in a direction
opposite the natural motion of the moving object.

Friction occurs because objects have bumps and grooves on

their surfaces. Even smooth and shiny surfaces have bumps and
tiny points on them, which catch and try to stick together when they
come in contact with each other. Different objects have different
bumps and grooves on their surfaces. Some surfaces have few
points to catch and stick together. These are the smooth surfaces.

The nature of friction force depends on the type of motion

that occurs between two surfaces. If there is no relative motion
between two surfaces, friction force that exists between their
contact surfaces is called static friction. On the other hand, the
type of friction that opposes sliding motion is called kinetic friction.
This type is weaker than static friction. The friction force that exists in
rolling motion is called rolling friction. This is the weakest frictional
force that opposes motion.

Different types of surfaces create different amount of friction.

Sliding or rolling on smooth surfaces is very easy because friction is
less. Sliding and rolling on rough surfaces is hard because there is
more friction on them. Basically, friction is less when the weight of

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the object is less. Heavier objects also have more friction because
they press with greater force. Friction produces heat because it
causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster and have
more energy.

Friction is always present in our world. It has desirable and

undesirable effects. It allows us to walk across a surface without
slipping. We can write on a paper or on a board due to friction, or
stopping a vehicle on applying the brakes. On the other hand,
extra energy is required to overcome friction. It also causes wear
and tear of machines. Friction is very useful in some cases while
harmful in some cases.

There are cases when we do not need friction like when we

want to move heavy objects from one room to another. How do
we decrease friction?

One way to decrease friction is by POLISHING. Polished lanes

and shiny surfaces help decrease or reduce friction.

If you want to increase the friction you just have to make the
surface rough! Soccer and softball players use spiked shoes so they
can move with ease in slippery playgrounds.

Application
A.Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Friction is a force that always acts ___________.
a. opposite to the object's natural motion
b. in the same direction as the object's motion
c. opposite to the applied force

2. How does friction affect speed?

a. less friction decreases speed
b. more friction decreases speed
c. more friction decreases speed

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3. There is more friction between ___________ surfaces.
a. smooth
b. slippery
c. rough

4. All materials below can help reduce friction EXCEPT _________.

a. lubricants
b. sand
c. wax

5. All materials below can help increase friction EXCEPT _________.

a. increasing the weight
b. using rough surfaces
c. applying wax

B. Directions: Draw if the statement is correct and

If not.
1. Friction is the resistance of motion when one object rubs
against another.
2. Sliding and rolling on smooth surfaces is hard because there is
more friction on them.
3. Friction is less when the weight of the object is less.
4. If you skid across some water on the pavement, the water is a
lubricant that lessens friction.
5. Friction can only happen with large objects.

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 Answer Key
Pre - Test
1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. True

Activity:
1. Yes 2. Contact force 3. No 4. Ball move slowly and eventually stopped
moving 5. Because of Friction

Analysis:
The Surface The Distance(cm)

1.Asphalt 35 meters
2.Grass 30 meters
3.Ice 40 meters
4.Sand 28 meters
Abstraction:

A. 1. ice
2. sand

3. sand

4. ice

B. 1. Less than

2. less than

3. greater than

4. greater than

5. less than

Application:
A. 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C

B. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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