Mississippi Science P.2.6.2
The Standard
- P.2.6
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the motion of objects is affected by pushes, pulls, and friction on an object.
Generate and answer questions about the relationship between (1) friction and the motion of objects and (2) friction and the production of heat.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Motions, Forces, and Energy
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students ask questions about what happens when two surfaces rub. They use simple tests to explain why rubbing can slow an object and make surfaces warmer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student asks whether a toy car will roll farther on felt or a smooth tray, then tests it and uses the result to answer. They explain why their palms feel warmer after rubbing them together.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think friction happens only on rough surfaces or that it makes objects speed up. Some think rubbing warms their hands simply because their hands are moving.
How to Assess It
- Release the same toy car from a book ramp onto felt and a smooth tray, then have students rub their palms for ten seconds. On an exit slip, ask them to write and answer one question about the car and one about their hands.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Release a toy car from the same spot on a book ramp onto felt and a plastic tray, then compare how far it rolls.
Have partners write and swap questions about the car’s stopping distance and their warm palms, then answer using their observations.
Sketch cards showing a shoe sliding on carpet, bicycle brakes, and rubbing palms; have pairs match each to slowing, warming, or both.
Show a photo of bicycle brake pads pressing a wheel; ask why the wheel slows and the pads can get warm.
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