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Students design a skydiver and parachute constraption to demonstrate how drag caused by air resistance slows the descent of skydivers as they travel back to Earth. They experience how gravity pulls the skydiver toward the earth and how drag is used with the parachute.

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weight, measurement, acceleration, aerodynamics, drag, force, mechanics

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Grade
5th - 7th
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Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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