Science
Mission Objectives
Explain what a resultant force is
Calculate acceleration
Investigate the effect force has on acceleration
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Words and meanings to learn
resultant force
the overall force acting on an object
accelerate
to speed up
steady speed
neither accelerating or decelerating
decelerate
to slow down
frictional force
forces generated by two surfaces coming into contact with each other; this could be a solid, liquid or gas
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Resources: A calculator, desk mounted pulley, string, slotted masses/coins, heavy object (1kg), trolley, stopwatch, metre ruler and the handout.
Handout: An experiment to examine the relationship between force and acceleration.
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