KS2 What is Friction: Comparing and do How Things Move on Different Surfaces?

In this video, Twinkl Teacher Lloyd showcases a helpful resource to support teaching your KS2 pupils all about friction and how to experiment with friction in real life. ’Comparing How Things Move on Different Surfaces’ PowerPoint and related resources can be found here: Our wonderful PowerPoint would be perfect as a starter activity to kickstart a lesson on friction in real life and the many ways that it functions in day-to-day life, with plenty of informative examples for your pupils to discuss, helping you to then target any areas where they’re struggling and accurately gauge how well your students are grasping this new topic. Alternatively, it’d be a good basis for a homework assignment or inspiration for guided experiments to help strengthen children’s understanding of this topic and how they can apply it to the world beyond the classroom. 0:00 Introduction 0:10 What is Friction? 0:20 Examples of Friction 0:30 Comparing How Things Move on Different Surfaces’ PowerPoint 0:53 When is Friction Useful? 0:59 Different Surfaces with Friction 1:04 Toy Car Friction Experiment 1:20 What have we Learned about Friction? 1:33 Homework or Guided Experiments 1:45 Other Resources such as a Quiz, Investigation and and Other Activities 2:01 Tell us What You Think