Term 3 - Week 3

Tayla received our "Star Student" award this week for her fantastic effort in writing and for sharing her clever ideas.  Keep up the great work Tayla!

 We began our first forces experiment looking at how different ramps and different sized balls affected momentum.  

We measured momentum as the distance the ball travelled after it left the end of the ramp.

 The results were recorded after each roll.

We found that the balls travelled faster and further when they left the higher ramp.

We also found that the larger balls of playdough went further than the smaller ones (on average).

 What else did we learn?

That if you co-operate you get more testing done.

That the jobs a group needs to do have to be divided up.

That everyone needs to make sure they are doing their job.

That keeping an eye on the time is a good idea.

That you don't always get to do the job you want to do...that's just how it goes!