Games
Parachute
Materials
- Plastic Bag
- Thread
- Paper Cups/Jenga Blocks
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Challanges
- Attach different weights to the parachute and see how much weight it can carry before it falls too quickly.
- Build different shapes and sizes of the parachute to see which one falls the last.
- Drop the parachute from different heights and see the difference.
Questions to be asked
- Does the shape of the parachute (circle, square) affect the way it falls?
- What happens if you add more weight to the object hanging from your parachute?
- What happens if you attach two parachutes to one weight? Will it fall slower or faster? Why?
- What happens if you make holes in the parachute? Can you still make it work?