Feel the Force!

In their new topic 'Feel the Force', children have been finding out all about friction and how it can be useful, for example in playing a game of marbles.  The children were tasked with designing and carrying out their own experiment to find out which surface around school would be best for playing a game of marbles. 

There was lots of discussion about what was meant by 'the best surface' but most children agreed that a surface where the marble would roll approximately 1m would be best.

They tested a variety of surfaces around school and measured them carefully.  This may come in handy later in our topic, when they design and make their own marble runs!