Pupils needing extra support

Could drop three different-sized balloons without adding string and the Resource: Parachuter cutouts; should be provided with the Resource: Investigating air resistance variables to help them identify variables to test, measure and keep the same and write their method.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should extend the experiment by adding different weights (made from modelling dough) attached to the Resource: Parachuter cutouts to see how it affects the fall of the largest parachute (the more weight added, the quicker the parachute should fall); could choose an extension activity relating to air resistance from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Unbalanced forces.