Unit 2 Activity 6: Falling Objects To show and then play a movie, click on the arrow or the movie title/description. Repeat to hide it. Exploration #1, STEP 1: Simulation of a ball dropped from the top of a building. Exploration #1, STEP 1: Simulation of a ball dropped from the top of a building. Exploration #2, STEP 2a: Dropping lead and brass spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2a: Dropping lead and brass spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2b: Dropping steel and wood spheres together. Exploration #1, STEP 2b: Dropping steel and wood spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2c: Dropping brass and steel spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2c: Dropping brass and steel spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2d: Dropping cork and steel spheres together. Exploration #2, STEP 2d: Dropping cork and steel spheres together. Effect of the air: Comparing how paper falls as a sheet, versus when it is 'scrunched' up. Effect of the air: Comparing how paper falls as a sheet, versus when it is 'scrunched' up. Hopefully you have some paper to do this yourself! Effect of the air: Small ball and feather falling in air and in a vacuum. Effect of the air: Small ball and feather falling in air and in a vacuum. Video courtesy of BBC2 series Human Universe (2014). Original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/iJt767sAWnw Return to Unit 2 Resources Page Copyright © 2020 LEAP