¡Paracaídas!

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En esta actividad, los participantes explorarán las fuerzas de gravedad y la resistencia al aire usando paracaídas. Usarán una variedad de materiales y técnicas para hacer los paracaídas y probarán si al dejar caer unos clips se puede reducir la velocidad de ellos.

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$1 - $5 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
Spanish

Materials List (per group of students)

  • filtros de café
  • cinta adhesiva
  • cuerdas
  • clips

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Motion and Forces
      • Gravity

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Designed specifically for

  • Limited English proficiency

Culture, ethnicity, and gender

  • Latino

    • Explicity developed for this group

Other

Foreign language versions of this resource:

This resource is part of:

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • Mateo y Cientina

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, The Regents of the University of California, 2009

Funding Source:

  • National Science Foundation ISE, 0514808