Year 5 have been learning about friction. We discussed when friction is helpful and unhelpful especially in certain sports like skiing. We carried out an experiment with jelly cubes, chopsticks and oil. We picked up the jelly cubes with the chopsticks, without oil on them first and then with oil to see which was easier. We discovered that the cubes were hard to pick up when they were slippy because there was less friction.
Year 5 Friction
