WThe purpose of this investigation is to determine, from the samples that were given to me by several companies, which parachute will descend at the slowest rate. Making it the safest. I plan to make three parachutes out of the 9 materials given to me. That will give me 27 parachutes. They will be wing-shaped and will be 39cm in width and 20cm in length. Then I will cut 108 pieces of kite string that are going to be 40cm a piece. Now tape 4 strings to the four corners, then tie the ends together. Then take 2 pennies and tape them to the tied ends. Now do the same for the other parachutes. Find a high place off the ground like a stairway or ladder so you can drop the parachutes. Now measure out 8 feet. Make sure the area at the bottom is flat. Take your first parachute drop it, and time it as it descends. Stop when it hits the ground. Repeat this step ten times a piece for each parachute. So you can validate your results. Record the data. Previously, I have found that a parachute by the name of Tandem Icarus seemed to descend at the slowest rate. But this year I have added three more parachutes to my research. So far, a parachute by the name of Prima is descending at the slower rate. I hope that this will enable my project to produce more accurate data.