Forces and Motion: The Great Pumpkin Roll Experiment

Students investigate how different surfaces affect a rolling pumpkin’s motion and distance.

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Students investigate how different surfaces affect a rolling pumpkin’s motion and distance. The activity includes a hypothesis prompt, experimental procedure, three-trial data table, averaging guidance, and results analysis.

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Students will explain how friction affects an object’s motion.
Students will form a hypothesis based on surface type.
Students will conduct repeated trials and record measurements.
Students will calculate average distances and analyze experimental results.

Forces and Motion: The Great Pumpkin Roll Experiment

See exactly what you’ll get

Clear goals. Useful learning.

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