Maple 2 – a force to be reckoned with!

Maple 2 took a trip to Manchester Science Museum to explore and learn more about forces. Our visit was full of surprises and funny moments. The show stimulated all the senses and got the children excited about what forces mean in the real world. They learnt about Jack Alcock becoming the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. Armed with his toy cat Lucky Jim, he used the science of forces to make his historic journey. Through a series of experiments and games, the children explored Alcock’s story to understand how forces make a plane fly, as well as demonstrating how they work in everyday situations, from bouncing on a trampoline and slipping on ice to losing your trousers!
They learnt about the importance of air resistance and friction, how magnets attract and repel and can affect other objects and about Isaac Newton’s discoveries, such as gravity and the laws of motion.
All the children were engaged and excited by these interacting learning experiences.

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