Friction is one of my favourite science concepts to learn about! It’s easy to investigate in many different ways with fun hands-on experiments and investigations. Friction is created when objects are pulled past each other. Imagine pushing a box of books along a carpet and a wooden floor. It would be much easier to push…
Today’s STEM challenge is to design and build a bumper car that will rebound back after a collision with a wall or another mini vehicle. This car themed STEM challenge is a great hands-on introduction to Newton’s Laws of Motion and a fun engineering and design project too. Bumper Car STEM Challenge You’ll need Balloons…
When you stretch an elastic band with your fingers it uses energy. That energy isn’t lost, it is stored in the elastic band. When you release the pressure on the elastic band the energy is released and the band shrinks back to its original size. Cotton reel cars are a great example of using this…
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