SCIENCE CONCEPT:
- Air resistance holds a parachute open. Air is trapped under
the "dome" creating enough resistance to slow a
parachute down.
STUDENT OBJECTIVE:
- The student will employ simple equipment to demonstrate the
gliding flight of a parachute or floating seed.
OVERVIEW:
- The student will make a flying toy out of an action figure with
an attached parachute and project it into the sky above in order
to observe the gliding flight of a parachute.
PREPARATION TIME:
- 10 minutes.
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LESSON TIME:
- 30 minutes.
TEACHER PREP:
- Gather plastic bags and send out a note ahead to the parents of
students asking them to send in their child's small action
figures for a Science experiment.
WORDS TO KNOW:
- air
- float
- glide
- throw
- plastic bag
- action
- figure
- wrap
- bundle
- handles
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