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Homemade parachutes

A screensho showing a mother and son dropping parachutes Play

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  • Intro
    Teacher notes
    • Make parachutes out of household materials.

      Experiment to see what things affect how quickly a parachute falls.

      Learn why larger parachutes generally fall more slowly than smaller ones.
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