Wind Workforce/Curricula/Make a Kite
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Make a Kite
less than 1 hr
Beginner
Free
Make a kite out of simple materials and use it to understand where the wind is. Use the flags on the tail of the kite to understand wind speed and direction changes with height.
Resources for this lesson plan:
Education Levels:
Elementary K - 3
Elementary 4 - 6
Middle School 7 - 8
Subjects:
STEM
Topics:
Energy Basics
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