Catapult Parachute | Gujarati
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 22/05/2015

Every child will love this parachute. The parachute is made of very thin plastic sheet – 45-cm in diameter. The circle has 30-cm long threads taped at eight points. All these threads are tied to a wooden stick. Wrap the threads around the stick. Fold the plastic parachute and tie it on the stick too. Now chuck this catapult with your hand high up. The parachute will glide down slowly. Now go outdoors where you will be able to chuck the parachute much higher. Again it will slowly descend. You can also throw the parachute from a high terrace. Finally chuck the parachute with the help of a catapult made from a bamboo stick, funnel and a long and thick elastic band. It is almost like a bow and arrow. Place the parachute it the cut funnel and then chuck the parachute high up in the air. The parachute will slowly and majestically glide down. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org