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INVESTIGATING FRICTION

Few students planned an investigation to check the effect of nature of surfaces (silk,
cotton, towel and newspaper) in contact with a moving object, on frictional force. In
the observation table they recorded the distance travelled by a toy car on different
surfaces, kept on the desk. Complete the following template of investigation. You
investigation should be a fair test.

RESEARCH QUESTION (What are you trying to find out by doing the investigation)-
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HYPOTHESIS/PREDICTION (What you think is going to happen in the investigation)

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VARIABLES

Independent Variable- One thing

that we will change each trial
Dependent Variable- What we will
measure

Controlled Variable- Things that we

will keep the same each trial

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Things you will need to conduct your investigation:
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METHOD
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OBSERVATION TABLE-

Sr. SURFACES DISTANCE TRAVELLED

No. BY CAR (CM)
1 Silk cloth 80 cm
2 News paper 60cm
3 Cotton cloth 40cm
4 Towel 20 cm
GRAPH-
Use the values from Table and draw a bar graph showing the distance the toy car
travelled on different surfaces.

CONCLUSION
 What did you find out?
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 Was the investigation question answered? (circle one) Yes / No

 Was your prediction correct? (circle one) Yes / No