Press play to see the different parachutes fall to the floor at different rates. I have increased air resistance massively to make the relatively minor increase in canopy size have a quantifiable effect on their falling rates.
Questions for students:
Is this truly a fair test? How would we know?
What forces are involved?
How would this be different in the real world?
How could this simulation be improved?
How could you improve this investigation to draw a stronger conclusion?
