Get ready to add this simple DIY kite project to your STEM activities this season. If you want to find out how to build a kite that flies high, read on! While you’re at it, make sure to check out more fun engineering activities. Our STEM projects are designed with you, the parent...
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Materials to build a kite: Scissors String Glue Two thin sticks Ribbon Ruler Tape Marker At least two recycled plastic bags (or a garbage bag) For your homemade kite, choose sticks that are thin, lightweight and relatively straight. They should be similar in size to the plastic bag. As ...
Build your own minihovercraftthat actually hovers. Design anairplane launcherto catapult one of thesepaper plane designs. Investigate what factors affecthow fast a parachute falls. A good breeze and a few materials are all you need to tackle this DIYkite project. It’s a fun chemical reaction ...
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The more flying line you let out, the bigger the load the kite is trying to carry, in addition to its own weight. Hence the lighter the line, the higher the kite can fly before it reaches its weight limit. That's about it for how to build a kite which flies straight and high over...
Now, you can build and decorate a tree yourself with your own family photos. To help you on your way, here is our step-by-step guide for how to make your very own family tree. Want more? Here’show to build your own LEGO terrarium... ...
Have you ever tried to build your own kite? Kites have been a source of entertainment for centuries for kids around the world. How do some features of a kite, such as its tail, affect how it flies? In this activity you will have a chance to build your very own kite—a simple sled...
Benjamin Franklin ran his famous kite experiment in 1752, proving that lightning was electrical in nature. He also presented the idea that electricity had positive and negative elements and that the flow was from positive to negative. Approximately 30 years later, a French scientist by the name ...
Kites are cool. Let's learn how to make our own handmade paper or plastic bag kite. Our easy-to-build kite models will cost you under five dollars. Thefirst kiteswere developed in China around 500 BC. Their sails were made of silk fabric, and the framework was built with bamboo. ...