1. Jacque Cousteau
By: Allyson Benedict

2. Why I chose Jacque Cousteau….
Jacque Cousteau is a famous underwater explorer and film maker . He has discovered many fascinating animals and plants in the ocean. He has also invented underwater breathing devices.
Why I chose Jacque Cousteau….
I chose Jacque Cousteau because he is an oceanographer and I love the ocean.

3. weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. was born on the 11th day of June to
Birth Certificate
This is to Certify that
Jacque Cousteau
weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. was born
on the 11th day of June to
Daniel and Elisabeth Cousteau
in the year of 1910.

4. My diary
I was born July , in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. I went to the French Naval Academy. One summer while visiting in France, I was in a terrible car accident. I broke both of my arms and to regain my strength, I swam everyday in the ocean. This is when I fell in love with the ocean and my career began.

5. Jacque Cousteau invents the air tank for scuba divers!!!
Jacques Cousteau desired the freedom of movement of free diving. But he also wanted the longer time underwater of the helmet system. In 1943, Cousteau co-developed an air tank system that a diver would wear on his back. The system supplied air only when the diver breathed in - so no air was wasted. Cousteau called it the Aqualung. It is similar to the diving tanks that are still used today.
Jacques Cousteau could now travel down and see what a shipwreck looked like. He could swim with the fish and discover new, strange creatures. Today, many people dive for work or for enjoyment. Cousteau is regarded as the father of modern diving.

6. Timeline June 11th, 1910 Jacques Cousteau is born 1937
Jacques married Simone Melchior Cousteau
1950
Jacques became
president of the
French
oceanographic
campaigns
1989
President Reagan
Awarded the Medal of Freedom
to him
June 25, 1997
Jacques died

7. Cousteaus Family Jacques Cousteaus wife: Simone Melchior Cousteau
Jacques Cousteaus sons
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau

8. An interesting fact
In 1943, with Émil Gagnan, Cousteau invented the self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba).

9. Cousteau swimming with a turtle Blue Hole, Belize
Cousteau swimming with a Great White shark
Jacque Cousteau’s book

10. Jacque Cousteau’s other jobs
French oceanographer
inventor
photographer
explorer
environmentalist

11. Bibliography http://www.answers.com/topic/jacques-yves-cousteau

12. My family and I snorkeling in Belize!!!!