Kites page

Dragons the year 3000, back when the Chinese made of bamboo and silk. Over the centuries, kites were used in religious ceremonies, scientific experiments, military maneuvers, and of course for fun. Today, places to explore increasing the history, science and sport kite can. Read more at the following locations:

20 Kids * 20 Kites * 20 minutes

Can a classroom of twenty students and eight pm kites and fly away in twenty minutes? You bet! Uncle Jonathan from the Big Wind Kite Factory on the Hawaiian island of Molokai shares, child-tested instructions he had been with the company travel fifteen years. The dragons are from 8 x 11 inch paper folded so that they are less than the usual happy, but simple instructions are easy enough for preschoolers, but fun enough for big kids too!

How does a kite fly?

This eye appealing website created for a physics course that begins with a brief explanation of the move and lift, then go quickly to other disciplines. Do not miss), to report from China, Bali and Hawaii (on the history page will find the dragon or interviews with riders Michael Graves and Peter Peters. Instructions for building a simple diamond kite and a kite big list of links complete this site.

Learn2 Make a Kite

Learn2 This lesson consists of two tutorials in one. The first set of instructions (method 1) is a dragon made of tissue paper and straw, which cost almost nothing to build out. Method 2 constructs a classic Scott Sled Kite. It is a bit more time, but also more sustainable because it is made of plastic tarp and dowels. The instructions, click on over to the final step in the second dragon, where you'll find a link to all the steps, see Writing again.