Parachute

Use the parachute to explore how the air moves when you wiggle it in different ways. If you all lift it up and down and the same time what happens? What if you create a wave with the parachute by lifting the sides up and down at opposite times? What do you think happens when a plane takes off, is that the same feeling as lifting the parachute up through the air? And then when it lands is it the same feeling as the parachute lowering? Can included ball pool balls to show turbulence effects by placing them on top of the parachute.

Use the parachute to explore how the air moves when you wiggle it in different ways. If you all lift it up and down and the same time what happens? What if you create a wave with the parachute by lifting the sides up and down at opposite times? What do you think happens when a plane takes off, is that the same feeling as lifting the parachute up through the air? And then when it lands is it the same feeling as the parachute lowering? Can included ball pool balls to show turbulence effects by placing them on top of the parachute.

Key Stage

ONE

Age

5-7

Learning

Physics, Forces, Air Flow

Time

20 mins

Difficulty

EASY

Materials

Parachute
Plastic balls
(see the links section to purchase these)

Teacher Pack

NO