Class 10 Science | Free fall

Activity 7.6

Method

Take scissors, a thin plastic sheet and thread.
Stretch the plastic, fold it in different steps and cut it into a circular shape.
Tie equal pieces of thread at equal distances around the edges of the circular plastic.
Tie the open ends of the threads in a single knot and attach a toy or a stone to it.
Drop the prepared parachute model from a height and observe its fall.

Discussion

Does the parachute fall at a high speed at the beginning and with a uniform speed at the end?

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