--- title: "Air Reistance - Eggcelance" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-21-15-44-59-air-reistance-eggcelance" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Air Reistance - Eggcelance ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_0996.JPG) 21 April 2023 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) This afternoon, Year 5 took part in an experiment to see if the surface area of a parachute would affect the speed the egg fell. Safe to say, the class had an eggceptional time during this experiment. The class learnt that the greater the surface area, the more air particles that were captured leading to more air resistance. ### Air Resitance - EGGcelent! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0969.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0969.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0973.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0973.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0976.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0976.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0987.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/air-resitance-eggcelent/IMG_0987.JPG) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0420.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-21-12-12-45-y2-literacy) Previous ### [Y2 - Literacy](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-21-12-12-45-y2-literacy) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_6509%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-23-10-57-49-year-3-music) Next ### [Year 3 Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-23-10-57-49-year-3-music) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)