Daily archives: 6th March 2017

Spinners

 in Scafell by

Another practical science lesson to investigate air resistance. Pupils made spinners with different sized wings to see which would fall the slowest. Scafell class concluded that the spinners with the largest wings fell the slowest because the surface area was larger creating greater air resistance.

Understanding Friction

 in Scafell / Whole School by

Pupils in Scafell enjoyed a practical science lesson to develop their understanding of friction. They set up a fair experiment to see which surface would slow the car down quickest and discussed their findings with the class.