Air Resistance Lesson

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Submission Information
Authors	UTeach Middle School PhET Team
Contact Email	elyse.zimmer@gmail.com
School / Organization	UTeach UT-Austin
Submitted	12/03/26
Updated	12/06/22
Contribution Description
Title	Air Resistance Lesson
Simulations	Gerak Peluru (Gerak Parabola)
Keywords	air resistance, projectile motion, air pressure, drag coefficient
Description	Lesson Objectives: 1. Students will be able to describe projectile motion without air resistance. 2. Students will be able to explain the effect of air resistance on a projectile. 3. Students will be able to explain the relationship between shape and air resistance. 4. Students will be able to contrast the motion of a projectile without air resistance to motion with air resistance. 5. Students will be able to predict the amount of air resistance an object would have relative to other objects. Standards: TEKS Science: 8.3C, 8.6C CCRS Science Standards: VIII-C1 Note: The scripted version includes additional teacher resources, such as, background content, common misconceptions and a vocabulary list. It also has all worksheets as editable content.
Level	Middle School
Type	Lab
Subject	Physics
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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