In Science, Year 3 have been learning all about how things move on different surfaces.
Working in teams, they were tasked with setting up an investigation to see how different surfaces impact the distance in which a car moves. Each team carefully made sure their ramp was the same height and the car was released from the same point before accurately measuring how far the car travelled on a table, the classroom carpet, cloakroom carpet, daily mile track and the playground.
From their results, they concluded that the car moved further on smoother surfaces and suggested that this was due to there being less friction. The car travelled the least distance on the cloakroom carpet, and the children concluded that this was because it was very bumpy and was therefore more friction. After the investigation, the children reflected on their task, what they had learnt, what went well and what they could improve if they were to do it again.
Take a look at some of the pictures of their investigation.
