Science in a Van

Forces

Today Alan and Emily from Science in a Van came to school and did an amazing presentation on "Forces". 
To begin with they did a whole school ''stunt" and the talked about balancing, forces and friction:



Then, using the context of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, they told the Junior School a slightly differrent story on how the Billy Goats tricked the troll, to get over the bridge.
By using pushes:
 

Pulls and friction









Ask your child about it tonight - they all had fun and learnt a lot too!