Red Hot: Emergency Stop

Revealed: the tremendous heat created and energy 'lost' when cars brake.

Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points.

Car brakes convert kinetic energy into heat energy.

When you press the car brake pad a system of levers and pistons multiplies the size of the force on the tires.

Car brake pads can reach temperatures between 200 and 300 degrees.

Car brakes are a massive waste of energy.

A Twig Context Film.
Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.