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Torrisholme
Community Primary School

Science

Today we are going to be aeronautical engineers. 🚁  

We will make and drop a spinner then consider variables to see how it affects the time it takes to reach the ground. 
e.g. How does the length of wing/number of paper clips/size of paper affect the time it takes to fall?

Exploring Friction

Exploring water resistance.

Exploring air resistance.

Gravity Investigation - Do heavier objects fall quicker than lighter objects?

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Researching scientists Galileo Galilei & Sir Isaac Newton

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