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Kites - Written by Cheryl Jakab

WALT:

  • Understand how a kite flies.
  • Find the answers to literal questions by looking for keywords in our book.
  • Answer inferential questions by using what we already know, and clues in the book.

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Contents

If you wanted to learn how to make a kite, what page would you need to look on?

If you were doing a project on designing a kite, what page might you look at first?

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CHAPTER 2. Read Page 6.

Answer the questions using a full sentence. What did the people from the Pacific islands use kites for?

The people from the pacific islands used kites for

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Read Page 7.

Answer the questions using a full sentence.

How long have the the Chinese been making kites for?

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Read Page 9.

Answer the questions using a full sentence.

A lot of people attempted to fly a kite across the gorge, what was the name of the boy who was the first to succeed at this?

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The ____ presses

On the ______ face and creates ____.

The kite’s ____ increases the ____ by angling the face of the ____ to the ____.

The ______ line of the ____ stops the kite ______ forwards, and causes it to ____ upwards.

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CHAPTER 4 P.15

In order to ___ properly, a kite needs to have enough ____ to overcome _______ and ____. Keeping the right ______ on the ____ is important too. The line should be _____ enough to _______ the kite but _____ enough to allow the ____ enough ____ to ___. In strong wind, the kite’s ____ can be made longer to _______ the ____. Almost any kite will ___ if the _____ tether point for the ____ is found.

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Have a look at the link below

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-kites-fly

Draw a picture of a kite flying, using Pixlr, or Sumo Paint. Do NOT draw it on paper. Insert it below and add the labels showing the 4 forces of flight at work.

Forces of Flight

LIFT

THRUST

DRAG

GRAVITY