A heavy wooden cabinet in the classroom won’t move across the floor. No matter how hard the teacher pushes, the bottom of the cabinet grips the floor too tightly., Static Friction, The plastic slide at the playground has become “sticky” and rough over time. Instead of zooming down, the kids get stuck halfway and have to push themselves., Increased Friction, The basketball court is so dusty that the players’ shoes are sliding too much. Every time they try to stop, they skid across the floor like they are on ice!, Low Friction, After a long ride in the rain, a student’s bicycle chain is making a loud “screeching” noise. The metal links are rubbing together so hard that they are getting hot to touch., Friction and Heat, You are trying to open a cold water bottle, but your hands are wet and the plastic cap is very smooth. Every time you twist, your hand jut slips around the cap without opening it., Reduce Friction

FRICTION FIX-IT!

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