The Elementary Educator

I created these pages for a STEM activity we did with my class. We'd been learning about gravity and I decided to let groups make parachutes. (This could also be done independently.) After reading about gravity and looking at pictures of different parachutes, students used the parachute planning page to plan the size and style of their parachute. Then, I passed out a plastic grocery bag, a ruler, 4 pieces of tape, scissors, and a washer with four pieces of yarn attached to it to students and