FORCE and MOTION

We are LOVING our unit on motion! We know that objects don't move on their own. Objects need a FORCE like a push or a pull to move. To understand this concept, we have been exploring with balls and ramps.

Through our exploration, we realized that some objects ROLL, SLIDE, or roll AND slide when they go down a ramp. Take a look at our findings….


 
 


We took our knowledge further and decided to see if the TEXTURE of the ramp would affect how fast a ping pong ball would travel. We made predictions as to which ramp would make the ball go the FARTHEST. A ramp that was super bumpy, a ramp that had small bubble bumps, or a plain ramp… Ask your kiddo what really happened!