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Activity No.
Free Fall Demo
Objective
At the end of the activity, the participants should be able to describe the motion of falling objects.

Materials
Sheets of paper Notebook

Procedures
Part A.
1. Hold a piece of paper horizontally using your left hand and hold a notebook/thick cardboard horizontally using
your right hand.
2. Drop the two objects at the same time from the same height.
3. Which of the two objects reached the ground first? What could be the reason for this observation?
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Part B.
1. Hold two identical pieces of paper horizontally using your both hands.
2. Drop the two objects at the same time from the same height.
3. What did you observe about the fall of the two pieces of paper?
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4. Crumple one piece of paper.
5. Drop the crumpled paper and the flat sheet of paper held horizontally at the same time from the same height.
6. Which of the two objects reached the ground first? What could be the reason for this observation?
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Part C.
1. Place a sheet of paper on top of the notebook.
2. Drop the notebook, with the sheet of paper on top, from a particular height.
3. Did you see the same observation in Part A? What could be the reason for this observation?
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Questions
1. What causes the fall of objects?
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2. A feather seems to fall slower than a stone. What causes this phenomenon?
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3. Based on your observation in the activity, what factors could affect the rate of falling objects?
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4. Aside from crumpling a piece of paper, how will you increase its rate of fall?
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5. Give at least two examples of situations that are applicable or similar to the activity performed.
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