Fifth graders at Mount Elementary School created their own parachutes during science lab after reading the book, “Christmas from Heaven.” Students first learned about U.S. Army Air Corps pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who flew supplies into Berlin after World War II. He noticed children would line the fences near the air base and decided to send them candy fastened to small parachutes. His gesture became known around the world and a symbol of hope.

Students engineered their own parachutes using coffee filters, string and paper cups to mimic the ones Halvorsen dropped from his plane in the 1940s.

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Date Added: 12/19/2024