Make A Kite Activity
- Year levels
- Years 3–5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Physics, Science
- Topic
- Kite Making, Science
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This is a Make A Kite Activity for your science students to enjoy.
Students will begin by answering questions about the type of kite they'd like to make.
Then students will progress through steps that will help them design and build their kite.
At the end, they'll be able to reflect on the process and their final outcome.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Describe the forces acting on a kite in flight
Plan a build in stages from frame to assembly
Compare a predicted design with the finished kite
Teaching tips
The materials checklist offers choices such as straws or wood for the frame and card, fabric or crepe paper for the covering, so decide which options you can supply before students tick their list.
Skills covered
Engineering design — planning, building and testing a kite
Reflection — comparing the finished kite with the drawn prediction
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Engineering design process
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