We have been looking at Force in Science this week. We had some great discussions about gravity and how things move in the air. One of the things we talked about was a parachute, how can it hold a person up in the air if it just made from material? So we decided to see how it really worked. Teacher helped us and suggested we use some modelling clay, wool and plastic to try recreate a parachute.
We were each given the materials in pairs and had to figure out what we thought was the best way to create a parachute. The modelling clay was the object we were using as a weight. You can see below the children figured out removing the clay would make it lighter and help the parachute stay in the air longer. It was a very effective experiment!
We were each given the materials in pairs and had to figure out what we thought was the best way to create a parachute. The modelling clay was the object we were using as a weight. You can see below the children figured out removing the clay would make it lighter and help the parachute stay in the air longer. It was a very effective experiment!
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