Name:_____________________ Total Score:________/15=________%
Name:_____________________ Total Score:________/15=________%
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Directions: Answer the questions as you view the video. The questions do
go in order within the video.
1.
What gets things moving, and what makes them stop?
2. What is a FORCE?
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Directions: Answer the questions as you view the video. The questions do
go in order within the video.
1.
What gets things moving, and what makes them stop?
2. What is a FORCE?
3. What is a force that is caused by things rubbing together?
4. Friction _________ down and ________ nearly every motion on Earth.
Name:_____________________ Total Score:________/15=________%
3. What is a force that is caused by things rubbing together?
4. Friction _________ down and ________ nearly every motion on Earth.
Name:_____________________ Total Score:________/15=________%
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Directions: Answer the questions as you view the video. The questions do
go in order within the video.
1.
What gets things moving, and what makes them stop?
2. What is a FORCE?
3. What is a force that is caused by things rubbing together?
4. Friction _________ down and ________ nearly every motion on Earth.
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Directions: Answer the questions as you view the video. The questions do
go in order within the video.
1.
What gets things moving, and what makes them stop?
2. What is a FORCE?
3. What is a force that is caused by things rubbing together?
4. Friction _________ down and ________ nearly every motion on Earth.
5. What happens to Ralphie when he steps onto the baseball field?
5. What happens to Ralphie when he steps onto the baseball field?
6. List three challenges/mishaps the students experience when they are
6. List three challenges/mishaps the students experience when they are
playing on the “frictionless” field:
playing on the “frictionless” field:
7. What is the opposite of a push?
7. What is the opposite of a push?
8. When they return to the school, the friction of the _________ causes
8. When they return to the school, the friction of the _________ causes
the ball to stop.
the ball to stop.
9. Name four examples of activities you can do on Earth to reduce friction
9. Name four examples of activities you can do on Earth to reduce friction
(hint: pay attention to the phone call at the very end of the movie)
(hint: pay attention to the phone call at the very end of the movie)
5. What happens to Ralphie when he steps onto the baseball field?
5. What happens to Ralphie when he steps onto the baseball field?
6. List three challenges/mishaps the students experience when they are
6. List three challenges/mishaps the students experience when they are
playing on the “frictionless” field:
playing on the “frictionless” field:
7. What is the opposite of a push?
7. What is the opposite of a push?
8. When they return to the school, the friction of the _________ causes
8. When they return to the school, the friction of the _________ causes
the ball to stop.
the ball to stop.
9. Name four examples of activities you can do on Earth to reduce friction
9. Name four examples of activities you can do on Earth to reduce friction
(hint: pay attention to the phone call at the very end of the movie)
(hint: pay attention to the phone call at the very end of the movie)
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball-ANSWER KEY
Directions: Answer the questions as you view the video. The questions do go in order within
the video.
1.
What gets things moving, and what makes them stop?
FORCES, FRICTION, PUSHES AND PULLS
2. What is a FORCE?
A PUSH OR A PULL
3. What is a force that is caused by things rubbing together?
FRICTION
4. Friction SLOWS down and STOPS nearly every motion on Earth.
5. What happens to Ralphie when he steps onto the baseball field?
HE SLIDES AROUND AND CAN’T STOP BECAUSE THERE IS NO FRICTION
6. List three challenges/mishaps the students experience when they are playing on the
“frictionless” field: THE FORCE OF A PITCH SENDS THEM SLIDING BACKWARDS,
THEY CAN’T RUN, WHEN THEY HIT THE BALL IT MAKES THEM SLIDE AND SPIN,
THE BALL NEVER STOPS, CATCHING THE BALL SENDS THEM SLIDING BACKWARDS
7. What is the opposite of a push? A PULL
8. When they return to the school, the friction of the GRASS causes the ball to stop.
9. Name four examples of activities you can do on Earth to reduce friction (hint: pay attention to the phone call at the very end of the movie) SKATING, SLEDDING, SLIDING,
SKATEBOARDING, SHUFFLEBOARD, WATER SKIING, LOG ROLLING