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Earth to all instructors: Here's a resource to use about spacecraft. After learning about gravity and air resistance, scholars create landers with padding to help capsules land safely on Earth. They test their creations by placing a raw egg into the capsule and dropping them from the top of a ladder.
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Instructional Ideas
- Take students outside when testing the landers
Classroom Considerations
- Various supplies are necessary, including raw eggs; see resource for a complete list
- For younger pupils, be sure to incorporate clean-up time into the lesson plan
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- Provides some questions to use in evaluation
- Includes background information for teachers