Slide Speed Fun: Exploring Friction with Little Scientists

Slide Speed Fun: Exploring Friction with Little Scientists

10-30 minutes
Ages 3-6
3
steps may need help
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About This Project

Let’s have some fun on the playground and see how your clothes and how you sit change how fast you slide! Do you zoom down the slide when you’re sitting up, or do you go even faster when you lay down? Does your jacket make you super speedy, or do you slip faster in just your t-shirt? This activity is all about noticing how little changes can make a big difference in how fast we move down the slide! (Header image generated with AI)

Playground STEM Science Lab Friction Gravity

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