Kites - Written by Cheryl Jakab
WALT:
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?
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
Read Page 7.
Answer the questions using a full sentence.
How long have the the Chinese been making kites for?
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?
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.
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.
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