Air and water

resistance
What are we learning today

• We are exploring the effects of What science skill are we

air and water resistance. practising?
We are learning to use
equipment to accurately record
data.
Starter

Why did having a parachute open slow Mr Mears

down so that he didn’t crash to the ground when
he did his skydive?
Starter
activity
Using plastic bags, see if you
can feel the effects of air
resistance.
Air resistance
Thinking time…

Would it be easier to run 100 m

on land or in the shallow end of
the swimming pool?

Explain your answer.

Draw your four different plasticine shapes and record the time it takes for them to reach
the bottom.
Conclusion

In your books, now make your conclusion. Having observed and

recorded the time it took for each shape to reach the bottom,
write up you findings, concluding which shape increased water
resistance most.

Use the words water resistance, friction, drag and gravity.

To challenge yourself, you could also use the word upthrust.