Visit the following websites:
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/ss/Parachute.htm
1. Who first sketched parachutes?
2. What differences are there from modern parachutes to the original parachutes?
3. What is an 'intentional breakaway'?
4. Why do some parachutes have holes in them?
5. What do all the parachutes have in common through history?
Visit the following website:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/multimedia/parachute_tests.html
6. Tell me about one of the recent parachutes NASA has worked on and its purpose.