Reducing friction : skid pan.
| Other author | Teachers TV (Television Channel), producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?EDIV;1738214 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lesson starters ; 5 |
| Abstract | This short clip explains the basics of friction using different materials. It is ideal for use as a lesson starter in KS2 science and is especially appropriate for Year 4. A car drives round a skin-pan, and the driving instructors explain how the road and the rubber create friction to keep the car on the road. The car then drives around a wet track, with a corresponding loss of friction.Friction is the grip between two surfaces, which tends to slow things down. If that friction is reduced when driving, the result is a skid. We visit a skid pan, where an expert driver steers a car along a wet track to demonstrate how the friction between a road tyre and a road can be reduced by a thin layer of water. The question posed at the end is: what other road conditions might cause a loss of friction between the tyres and the road?See the accompanying teachers notes by primary science adviser John Stringer for further notes explaining the science behind the problems, and suggestions. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (VAST: Academic video online). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |