Printable Paper Cone Drag Experiment Sheet
This one-page worksheet is for drag and motion lessons with a paper-cone terminal velocity experiment. Students make cones from paper circles, then drop 1, 2, 3, and 4 nested cones from the same height to compare how added mass changes the fall while the shape and area stay the same. The sheet includes a table with columns for Cones, Height (m), Time 1 (s), Time 2 (s), Time 3 (s), and Average speed (m/s), plus rows for 1, 2, and 3 cones.
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Use it by setting one drop height, timing each trial, and calculating the average speed for each cone set. The box at the bottom asks what happens to terminal velocity when mass doubles, with the theory note that it changes by × square root of 2.
Good for
- Record fall times for nested paper cones
- Compare speed changes as mass increases
- Check terminal velocity against the theory note
Tip: Print on Letter paper and fold the cones before timing to keep shapes consistent.
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