Parachuting Frogs!

A Third Grade STEM Project

Have you heard about these guys? They are BAD

NEWS!

We definitely can’t stop them, but maybe we can protect them…

You are now working for the

BAD FROG PROTECTION PROGRAM!

• In groups, you will build a parachute to protect a frog on its wild adventures… (I hear they’re planning to sky dive over the White House.)

• You may test and improve your parachutes as many times as needed.

What is the Engineering Design Process?

Ask

Imagine

Plan

Create

Improve

What materials may we use?

• Paper• Tape• Straws• Plastic bags• Craft Sticks• Yarn • Ask if you think of something else

you need.• Plastic frogs

To test a parachute, we will drop your frog from the top of

a ladder.

A great parachute will________________________.

An okay parachute will________________________.

A not-so-good parachute will

________________________.

Frog Parachuting

Times (in seconds)

Mrs. Best’sClass

Frog Parachuting

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Mrs. Adams’Class

Frog Parachuting

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Mrs. Hammonds’Class

Frog Parachuting

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Mrs. Rice’sClass

Frog Parachuting

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Mrs. Hastings’Class

Frog Parachuting

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Mr. Garrett’sClass