Parachuting into enjoyable! – Livingston Public Library

For our Makers of History: Native American Heritage Month session, we discovered about Mary Riddle (1902-1981), a pilot and performing parachutist. She was one of many first Native American girls to earn a pilot’s license.

In this session, youngsters engaged in an indication had been we dropped objects from a sure peak and guessed which object would hit the bottom first. We dropped a crumpled-up espresso filter similtaneously a flat, unfolded espresso filter. The crumpled-up espresso filter hit the bottom earlier than the unfolded espresso filter, which glided to the bottom extra slowly. We talked about why this occurred utilizing phrases like air resistance and floor space. After our demonstration, we mentioned what kind of supplies and what designs we would use to create efficient parachutes. Kids then used supplies like paper, thread, yarn, tape, tissue paper, and extra to create parachutes that teen volunteers would drop from up excessive on a step stool. Kids labored with teen volunteers to tweak their designs and create parachutes that may extra slowly convey their paper cups safely to the bottom.

Check out the total presentation right here to study Mary Riddle and parachutes and see pictures of what our great members created!

~Lisa Jenkins, Youth Services Librarian