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CHES My Science Fair Project Template

The STEM Fair project by Austin Vasquez investigates which shape of parachute (circular, square, triangular) falls the slowest. The experiment involved measuring the fall times of each parachute shape, revealing that the square parachute fell the slowest, contrary to the initial hypothesis that the circular parachute would perform best. The results indicate that the square parachute effectively catches more air, thus slowing its descent more than the others.

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CHES My Science Fair Project Template

The STEM Fair project by Austin Vasquez investigates which shape of parachute (circular, square, triangular) falls the slowest. The experiment involved measuring the fall times of each parachute shape, revealing that the square parachute fell the slowest, contrary to the initial hypothesis that the circular parachute would perform best. The results indicate that the square parachute effectively catches more air, thus slowing its descent more than the others.

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My STEM Fair

Project
STEM Fair
March 2025
Austin Vasquez- 3rd Grade
Problem:
What shape parachute will fall the
slowest?
● Parachutes are used to slow down falling
objects.

● The shape of the parachute can affect how


air flows around it.

● Different shape parachutes are used for


different things.
Hypothesis:

A circular parachute will slow down


a falling object better than a
triangular or square parachute.
Experiment Description:
Variables
● Independent Variables: shape of the
parachute (circle, square, triangle)
● Dependent Variables: Time it takes for
the parachute to fall from a set height
●Controlled Variables:
●Height of fall
●Material of parachute
●Weight attached to the parachute
●Wind conditions during the experiment
Experiment Description:
Materials
●Paper
●Scissors
●Yarn
●Ruler
●Tape
●Hole punch
●Lego mini figure
●Stop Watch
●Notebook for recording data
Experiment Description:
Procedure
● Create the Parachutes
●Cut three parachutes into different
shapes, one circular, one square, one
triangular
●Ensure they are the same size
●Attach strings
●Cut 6 string equal length
●Attach the strings evenly to the edges of
the parachute by punching holes
●Tie one end of the string to the lego mini
figure and the other end to the parachute
Experiment Description:
Procedure
● Prepare Testing Area
● Find a location to drop the parachutes
from
● Make sure the area is free from wind
●Conduct the Experiment
● Hold the circular parachute at a fixed
height
●Start the stopwatch when you release the
parachute and stop it when it touches the
ground
●Record the time it takes for the parachute
Experiment Description:
Procedure
● Repeat for the other shapes
●Make sure the conditions remain the
same
●Analyze the Data
●Find the average time it took each
parachute shape to fall
Data: Time Trials

Trial # Circular Parachute Square Parachute Triangular Parachute


(time in seconds) (time in seconds) (time in seconds)
1 1.31 1.30 .9

2 1.13 1.30 .85

3 1.18 1.11 .83

Average 1.21 1.24 .86


Graphs:
●The graph show the square parachute took
the longest to the fall, the circle took the
second longest to fall, and the triangle
parachute was the fastest to fall.
Average Time to Fall
1.4

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

Circle Square Triange


Conclusions:

●The experiment showed that the square


parachute fell the slowest, while the
triangular parachute fell the fastest.
● This means the hyposthesis was wrong
because I thought the circle parachute
would fall the slowest.
●The results show that the square parachute
caught more air, making it the best at
slowing down the fall

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