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Blow-and-Go Parachute
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Duren, Sabre Heavner, Ben Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students make a skydiver and parachute contraption to demonstrate how drag caused by air resistance slows the descent of skydivers as they travel back to Earth. Gravity pulls the skydiver toward the Earth, while the air trapped by the parachute provides an upward resisting force (drag) on the skydiver. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Physics Parachutes Acceleration Skydiver Aerodynamics Mechanics Force Aeronautical Engineer |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics |
