How Do Things Fall?
Publication Date:
January, 2004
Type of Resource:
Practical activity/investigation
This online resource looks at the speed at which objects fall.
By close observation of falling objects, students will see that it is the amount of air resistance, not the weight of an object, that determines how quickly an object falls.
A downloadable worksheet is available for students to record their results and answer questions.
Plenty of background information is provided for teachers to make this a very thorough lesson.
Answers to questions posed to students are given throughout the lesson plan in brackets.
Ideas for assessment and extension are also included as well as troubleshooting tips.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S7U04 (Year 7)
Additional Information
The site is in the US and US spellings and measurement units are used.
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 7 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and... > ACSIS130
- Year 7 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth's... > ACSSU117
- Year 7 > Science as a Human Endeavour > Nature and development of science > Scientific knowledge has changed people's understanding of the world and is... > ACSHE119
