Science Fair project
Our project was if the amount of area on a parachute directly correlates to how fast it falls
for the project, we made makeshift parachutes out of garbage bags and string, Then we attached two pennies from 2015 to the ends of the strings, Then we got up to up to 20 feet off the ground and dropped each parachute three times each parachute. The parachute sizes were 8 in., 6in., and 4in. Each of the strings were 8 in. long so the test results were not affected by the position of the weight.
The results were
4 in. . 6 in. 8 in.
1. 2.10 sec. 2.11 sec. 2.39 sec.
2. 1.91 sec. 2.16 sec. 2.50 sec.
3. 1.28 sec. 1.78 sec. 3.35 sec.
In conclusion, my hypothesis was correct, and the amount of area that is coming in contact with the air directly affects the speeds at which you fall
Our hypothesis is that the bigger the parachute the slower it will fall, because you have more area the create more drag