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Parachute Area Versus Drop Time
GEM Element	Element Value
title	Parachute Area Versus Drop Time
description	Parachutes come in many different shapes and sizes, and are made from many different types of materials. Even though they come in a wide variety, they all serve one purpose, to catch air and slow the wearer down for a soft, smooth landing on the ground. This lesson will give students the opportunity to test different parachute sizes and shapes. They will measure each parachutes area and record the amount of time it takes to reach the ground. This data will then be graphed.
medium	text/HTML
subject	applied mathematics, technology,
type	Lesson plan
level	8, 5, 6, 7,
keywords	Airplanes, Gravity, NASAexplores, Air resistance, Parachutes,
mediator	Elementary school teachers
beneficiary	Students
priceCode	Free
onlineprovider	Marshall Space Flight Center - Education
recordCreated	2004-01-28T14:51:36-5:00
CatalogingTool	GEMCat 3.22
IndividualCataloger	GEM
Created	20030522
EssentialResources	Rulers, Tape, Scissors, etc.), Stopwatch, String, Graph paper, pencils, Plastic trash bags or tissue paper, Payload (plastic army men,
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sid	nasaexplores

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