Science 3rd grade | UNIT 6: Forces and movement 6.4 Forcemeters
If you push on a door with foam you can see the size of the push.
Aleksy and Peng both push on a piece of foam.
We can see how hard they push.
A forcemeter is a piece of equipment that measures the size of a force. Forcemeters measure the size of pulls.
he unit of force is the newton (N). The unit is named after the famous scientist Isaac Newton, who did a lot of work on forces.
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Activity 6.4 (Measuring forces)
You will need: a forcemeter
Use a forcemeter to measure different pulling forces around your school. Before you measure, predict which object will need the biggest force to pull it. Record the sizes of the forces in a table. Draw a bar chart to show the results. Compare your predictions with what you found out.
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Questions
1) What is the unit of measurement of force:
a: a newton
b: a forcemeter
c: a pull?
2) Why is it important for equipment for sport to be strong?