You and Your Students! Vicki Cobb, Education World Science
Editor Discover how to fly a kite, and send up a flying saucer.
The weather is changing and it's windy. Want to get outside with
your class and learn a little science? There's nothing more fun
than flying a kite! If you've never flown a kite before, now is
a good time to learn along with your kids. Even better, you may
have an experienced kite-flyer among your students who can guide
you and your class through the process. Take your class outside
on a bright, windy day. Fly as many kites as the kids bring in.
Prepare a "flying saucer" by making a small hole (a little bit
bigger than the diameter of the kite string) in the exact center
of a paper plate. Bring the prepared plate and the tape outside
with you. Get the kite aloft. (For this "test kite" you will
need to fly it to the end of a limited amount of string,
because) Once it has stabilized and is flying well, have a kid
hold the string while you attach the saucer. Slide the plate
onto the kite str