Lilleshall Primary School
Making Our Learning Fly
Drayton Manor Park
We had a fabulous day at Drayton Manor Park on Friday, 20th September learning about and experiencing all sorts of forces in action. The children had a wonderful time and were very well behaved. Below is the write up and some photos from the trip.
LF: To understand how forces are used when designing rollercoasters
Today, Year 5 ventured to Drayton Manor Park to not only enjoy going on the rides and but to observe them and identify the forces in action.
They observed about how pushes and pulls on an object are the same but can be balanced or unbalanced, meaning that one force is larger than the other. This can lead to an object remaining still or it can keep moving.
As they went around the park, they discussed how rollercoasters are designed and identified many other forces that were at work on the different rides. It was a great experience to feel the forces as well as observing them.
While we were at the park, we also visited the zoo as there are animals there that are native to the rainforests - this links with our class text 'Running Wild' which is the focus of our Reading, English and Geography lessons. It was great to see these animals in the flesh as it helped us to understand what they look and sound like as well as the way that they move.
