Demonstrate how the shape of an object affects how it falls toward the earth 0507.12.2

Links verified 9/20/2014

1. Drag - [high school level] NASA video explaining the concept of air resistance known as drag
2. Elephant and Feather (Air Resistrance) - animation of a thought experiment; dropping an elephant and a feather from a very tall building
3. Falling for Science - two activities to explore the effects of gravity on falling objects [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. Forces on a Falling Object with Air Resistance - explanation and an illustration from NASA
5. Free Fall and Air Resistance - a Physics Classroom tutorial which includes animations and problems to solve
6. Motion of Falling Objects - this explanation begins with Galileo's Tower of Pisa experiment

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