Join INEOS TEAM UK engineers and learn how to analyse the data from a training run on board Britannia, the cutting edge 60mph America’s Cup sailing boat. In this lesson we ask, “How do we make sure we get the best performance out of the boat?” The...
In this lesson we explore the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on movement. We ask the big question of how does the INEOS TEAM UK race boat manage to accelerate up to speeds of 60 mph powered only by the wind? Students carry out a...
In this lesson we explore balanced forces and how buoyancy force is affected by the salinity of water and its relevance to INEOS TEAM UK’s race boat. Students carry out a practical investigation into how forces affect an object in water, and one factor that can...
In this lesson, we explore friction and its relevance to INEOS TEAM UK’s race boat and sailors. Friction: friend or foe? This lesson is one in a series of five exploring Forces through practical investigations linked to the real-life exciting context of the British America’s Cup...
In this lesson we ask, “What happens when materials aren’t strong enough?” The resource includes: a video introduction to forces and their importance to INEOS TEAM UK, a comprehensive editable teacher PowerPoint presentation, including teaching notes and a student planed practical investigation. In the practical, students...
This introductory Forces video is designed to be used as a short introduction to the five lesson resources that look at specific areas of forces in more detail. Whilst it is not a lesson in itself, it helps set the scene as to what forces...
