Sep 10
3
Hi! I am a practicum student in a 5th grade classroom. My mentor teacher gave me a worksheet to teach to the students tomorrow but no answer key. I just want to be sure I teach them the right things because I am quite confused. In which of the following scenarios is friction used and when is friction reduced?
a canoe glides down a river (I think reduced)
grease a bicycle chain (I think reduced)
butter a cake pan (I think reduced)
oil a door hinge (I think reduced)
lotion helps remove a tight gold ring (I think reduced)
a dolphin glides through the water (I think reduced)
press on a car’s brakes (I think used)
swan dive into a pool (I think used)
slide down a snowy hill (I think reduced)
walk across a wood floor in shoes (I think used)
rubbing two sticks together starts a fire (I think used)
grate cheese (I think used)
pedal your bicycle (I think used)
build a house of cards (I think used)
smooth wood with sandpaper (I think used)
walk across a wood floor in socks (I think reduced)
skate across the ice (I think used)
walk across the road (I think used)
slide down a grassy hill (I think used)
rub your hands together to warm them (I think used)
Thank you so much! Explanations would be nice, but you don’t have to.
swan dive into a pool (I think used) – should be reduced because the swimmers dive in such a way so as not to make minimum splash by reducing friction with the water
skate across the ice (I think used) – the skates are sharp to reduce the friction
slide down a grassy hill (I think used) – i am not sure but any kind of sliding requires reducing friction