On Monday 23rd April 120 pupils from the Year 5 and 6 classes at Mytchett Primary School had a great day of science, exploring Forces, Gravity and Air Resistance. Led by experienced volunteers pupils experimented with spinners to work out the speed at which objects fall ; then had the chance to make parachutes of differing sizes to test which designs work best to slow down falling objects.
The afternoon session saw them carefully thinking about using their knowledge from the morning to work in teams of 4/5 to make a cushioned basket to hold the egg beneath the parachute canopy. Great excitement – and competitiveness – was generated as the teams launched their finished model from a designated height onto a target on the floor beneath. Descents were timed and eggs checked for breakages at the end of each launch. To the amazement of pupils and teachers, only 4 of the 26 eggs dropped showed signs of damage on inspection – obviously these budding engineers were up to the challenge!
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