--- title: "Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Forces and Friction" url: "https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-05-09-33-year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction" school: "St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School" --- # Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Forces and Friction ![Image of Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Forces and Friction](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image2.jpg) 5 December 2025 [Paul Worsnop](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/author/pworsnop) [Year 5](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) Class 12 have been studying friction with a variety of different carpets and toy cars. The class experimented by pushing toy cars with equal force on vinyl, ribbed carpet and underlay to determine which carpet has the least friction and therefore which one is the most suitable for a nursery floor. ### Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Forces and Friction [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image0.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image0.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image1.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image1.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image2.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image2.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image4.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image4.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image5.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-forces-and-friction/thumbnail_image5.jpg) [Science](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [ Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Water Resistance](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-04-09-43-year-6-class-16-science-water-resistance) [Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Fossils ](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-08-02-50-year-3-class-8-science-fossils) ![St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/logo/StBartsLogo.png) ### St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School Strawberry Lane Tong Road Armley West Yorkshire LS12 1SF 0113 263 9292 ### Useful Links - [Recruitment](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/recruitment) - [Contact Us](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/contact) - [Admissions](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/parents/admissions) - [Policies](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/policies) - [E-Safety](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/safeguarding/online-safety) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StBartsLeeds) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stbartsarmley/) © Copyright 2017–2026 St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)