A number of resources for a lesson on terminal velocity, and keeping it relevant with the felix baumgatner jump.
Starter: show Felix Baumgartner clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I) and ask pupils: what questions do you want to ask about the fall? We will return to these at the end of the lesson. (note: if no questions are asked, add these: Why does felix have to go outside the atmosphere to go faster? Why does he slow down as he is falling? Why was this fall so unusual? etc)
Main:
Pupils draw forces acting on a falling object, and the resultant force. When the parachutist reaches terminal velocity, there is no resultant force and therefore, no acceleration.
Pupils suggest how felix could increase or decrease his terminal velocity.
Starter: show Felix Baumgartner clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I) and ask pupils: what questions do you want to ask about the fall? We will return to these at the end of the lesson. (note: if no questions are asked, add these: Why does felix have to go outside the atmosphere to go faster? Why does he slow down as he is falling? Why was this fall so unusual? etc)
Main:
Pupils draw forces acting on a falling object, and the resultant force. When the parachutist reaches terminal velocity, there is no resultant force and therefore, no acceleration.
Pupils suggest how felix could increase or decrease his terminal velocity.
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