Aim:

1:To investigate the presence of different types of forces

2. To measure force

Activity A (pg 168)

1. Throw a Ping-Pong ball up in the air
2. Observe whether the ball keeps going up or falls down.
Observation: _______________________________________________________

Activity B (pg 169)

1. Place wooden block on table.
Q: Why does wooden block remain in its position?
A: _________________________________________________________
2. Then, push the wooden block.
3. Repeat step 2 by pushing the wooden block on sandpaper and glass.
4. Q: Compare the difficulty of pushing the wooden block on the table, sandpaper and glass.
A: _______________________________________________________________________

Activity C (pg 169)

1. Hang a spring on retort stand.
2. Hang a 50g weight at the end of the spring.
3. Observe the change in the length of the spring.
4. Remove the weight and observe the change in the length of spring.
Observation: ____________________________________________________

Activity D (pg 169)

1. Place a wooden block/ cork on the surface of the water in the beaker.
2. Press the wooden block / cork to the bottom of the beaker and release it.
3. Observe what happen to the wooden block/ cork.
Observation: __________________________________________________

Activity E (pg 172)

1. Hang a 50g weight at the end of spring balance.
2. Record the reading of spring balance
3. Add up to five weights and record the reading of spring balance.
Observation:
Reading of spring balance (N)
50g weight
Adding 1 weight
Adding 2 weight
Adding 3 weight
Adding 4 weight
Adding 5 weight

Activity F (pg 172)

1. Set up apparatus as shown in textbook
2. Pull the spring balance until wooden block start to move and record the reading of spring
balance.
3. Repeat step 2 by pulling wooden block on a sandpaper and then on glass.
Observation:
Reading of spring balance (N)
1 2 3 Average
Table
Sandpaper
Glass