Gravity in Action

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Explore the effects of gravity on a slowly falling object: a parachute you make out of plastic bags, string and stones. You'll see how small and large parachutes act differently and the same, and how air works against gravity to slow the fall of objects. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Learning Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • 3 small plastic bags (not zip-lock kind) or 12 inch pieces of plastic cut from a trash bag or grocery bag.
  • Some string ( more than 12 inches)
  • 3 small stones of different sizes.
  • Masking tape

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Motion and Forces
      • Gravity
      • Acceleration
    • Structure and Properties of Matter
      • Volume and Density

Informal Categories

  • Outdoor Activity
  • Toys

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • be mobile
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • TryScience

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