In this activity, students will learn about some kite history and how kites fly before making and flying a kite themselves.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
- use some kite terminology when discussing kites
- demonstrate a basic understanding of how kites fly
- make a kite
- fly a kite.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
- introduction/background notes
- what you need
- what to do
- student worksheets.
Useful links
Check out this site if you’ve decided to make a diamond-shaped kite.
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diamond-Kite
This site tells you about eight popular kites.
www.my-best-kite.com/types-of-kites.html
Here’s some history about the kites used in World War II for target practice.
http://robroy.dyndns.info/targetkites
