3rd Grade Science › Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
The groups of people in this photo are both pulling on a rope. Which group will win the tug-of-war game?
Which direction would this object move with balanced forces working on it?
How will the motion of the individual change due to the unbalanced forces?
How can this graphic be edited to represent an unbalanced force?
How can this graphic be edited to represent an unbalanced force?
The groups of people in this photo are both pulling on a rope. Which group will win the tug-of-war game?
How will the motion of the individual change due to the unbalanced forces?
Which direction would this object move with balanced forces working on it?
If a toy car is rolling on a smooth surface and I push a heavier, faster toy car into it, how will its motion be affected?
Mrs. Gartrell's class is playing Tug-of-War to demonstrate how an unbalanced force will affect an object's motion. The class has twenty students, and they have to split into teams to represent an unbalanced force. J'Michael says they should divide evenly, ten on each side. Nate disagrees and says there should not be even teams; it should be the eight students against twelve students.
Who is correct, and why?