Paulo’s Parachute Mission
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PAULO’S PARACHUTE MISSION By: Mylie Hill & Anna Morris
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Paulo’s Parachute Mission. By: Mylie Hill & Anna Morris . Story Summary. Paulo’s family moves to Alcantara , Brazil His parents are both aerospace engineers Paulo is nervous about meeting new friends Paulo & Lucas design a parachute. STORY EXPLANATIONS . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PAULO’S PARACHUTE MISSION
By: Mylie Hill & Anna Morris
STORY SUMMARY
Paulo’s family moves to Alcantara, Brazil
His parents are both aerospace engineers
Paulo is nervous about meeting new friends
Paulo & Lucas design a parachute
Paulo explains 3 parts of a parachute
Paulo defines drag & gravity
He also explains technology & solving problems
Canopy
Suspension Lines
Load
STORY EXPLANATIONS
DESIGN A PARACHUTE
Ask & imagine
Plan & create your parachute
Test it out
Improve your parachute
OUR PARACHUTEDropped from 5 ft. Canopy:Tissue Paper: .6 secondsAluminum Foil: .9 secondsComputer paper: 1.1 secondsGrocery bag: .1 secondsSuspensions: Braided Twine Load: Plastic egg
PICTURES OF PARACHUTE
EVALUATION
Very useful for teaching: gravitymeasurements trail & errorproblem solvingtechnology
Appropriate for 2nd grade Math & Science classes
