What force is making the parachute move?
What force is helping the parachute to slow down?
How can I make my parachute fly higher or stay up longer?
Experimenting, investigating, discovering are all vital and important elements of inquiry learning.
Initial discovery and 'play' with materials and equipment, such as the parachutes, allows each child to form their own understanding of the important scientific concepts being studied.
- drag and resistance
- friction
- gravity
- push and pull
- wind movement
Additionally, it allows the children to consider questions by experimenting and 'seeing' in real life what actually happens. Being able to express your ideas and conclusions leads to greater and deeper understanding.
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