🎯 WALT: Understand Air Resistance

Success Criteria:

I can design a parachute that demonstrates air resistance

I can measure the time taken for my parachute to fall

I can explain how my design affects the fall time

1. What is air resistance?

A force that pushes objects down

A force that slows objects moving through air

A force that makes objects heavier

2. Which parachute design would fall the slowest?

Small parachute with heavy weight

Large parachute with light weight

Medium parachute with no weight

🔬 Parachute Design and Testing

3. Draw your parachute design below:

4. Record your test results:

Materials used: Paper size: _______ cm x _______ cm

String length: _______ cm Weight: _______ paperclips

Drop height: _______ metres

Test Results:

Trial 1: _______ seconds Trial 2: _______ seconds Trial 3: _______ seconds

Average fall time: _______ seconds

5. What happened when you dropped your parachute? Describe what you observed.

💭 Reflection and Analysis

6. Why did your parachute fall slowly instead of dropping like a stone?

7. How could you change your design to make the parachute fall even slower?

Make the parachute bigger

Use less weight

Use longer strings

Add holes to the parachute

8. Complete this sentence: Air resistance is important for parachutes because...

Air resistance is important for parachutes because _________________________________

________________________________________________________________

9. Extension Challenge: Name two real-life situations where air resistance is helpful.

Air Resistance Parachute Investigation

Air Resistance Parachute Investigation

🎯 WALT: Understand Air Resistance

🔬 Parachute Design and Testing

💭 Reflection and Analysis

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