October 22, 1797
The first parachutist
"On October 22, 1797, Andre-Jacques Garnerin made his first successful parachute jump above Paris. He first ascended to an altitude of 3,200 feet in a balloon, and then jumped from the basket. He landed about half a mile from the takeoff site unharmed."-Mary Bellis, About.com
- History of the Parachute-About.com
- Physics of Parachutes
- Build a Pyramid Parachute-Education.com
- Fairy Tale Science-Jack and the Parachute-TeachersPayTeachers.com, free download
- Skydiving Coloring Sheet
- Does Size of Parachute Matter?-science project
- Why Parachutes Work worksheet-GreatSchools.org
- Parachute coloring/info page-About.com
- Parachute Jump math worksheet
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