Shehata Parachute project
To begin your research, think about where you are in the inquiry process.
Use the resources below to explore your topic to locate databases and credible websites to begin your research. Read about your topic.
What questions do you have?
How can the questions help you in your research?
What keywords can be used to find more information on your topic?
Begin to plan by citing the sources that you gather. Use the sources to investigate and record your findings.
Construct a presentation to express your findings.
To use a Boolean Search to narrow your results. Use AND, NOT, or OR to narrow or widen your search.
parachute AND materials
parachute AND design
parachute AND history
parachute AND physics
Databases to begin your research
Gale Science User name - sbrunswick Password - Ask your librarian.
Infobase Science Online User name - sbrunswick Password - Ask your librarian.
A great place to begin is with the general Electromagnetic Spectrum article. Note the seven different parts.
Helpful Websites
Popular Mechanics: History of the Parachute
Free Fall and Air Resistance with Diagrams (Newton's Second Law)
Explanation of forces on a falling object with air resistance
To cite the websites that you have used to find your information:
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article title." Title of the entire web site, URL.
(If no author is given for the website, use the following format.)"Article title." Title of the entire web site, URL.
Note - If you are citing an article in a database, ALWAYS use the format provided by the database.