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title: "What Size Parachute Will Fall the Fastest?"
url: "https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/2016-01-19-14-08-04-what-size-parachute-will-fall-the-fastest"
school: "St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School"
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# What Size Parachute Will Fall the Fastest?

  ![Image of What Size Parachute Will Fall the Fastest?](https://files.schudio.com/ststephenskm/images/blog/image(252).jpg)  19 January 2016   [Sarah Kerr](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/author/Sarah)   [Year 5 Blog](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/category/year-5-blog)

During our topic the children have planned an investigation to see how the size of the parachute effects the time it takes to reach the ground, as a result of air resistance and gravity. Do you think the bigger or smaller parachute will fall the fastest? Why?

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