Toy Parachute Test
Little Experiments

Toy Parachute Test

Three parachutes – from a plastic bag, a napkin and a coffee filter – dropped from the same height: which one floats down slowest?

Time
25 min
Age
5–12 years
Energy
Medium
Where
Outdoors

A falling object has to push air out of the way, and a wide canopy pushes so much air that the air pushes back and slows it down. A fair test – same toy, same height, only the canopy changes – is the core of every real experiment.

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