Lesson 23 of 30 · Forces

Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Air Resistance and Parachutes

🧪Lab Brief #23

Air Resistance and Parachutes.

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.

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Mind = Blown

⚡ Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

What You'll Learn

Air resistance slows things down as they move through the air. A parachute uses air resistance!

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 3 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does friction do?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

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For the dinner table

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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