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Activity
Other

Up to Ten: Make an Insect Kite

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Make a giant insect kite that you'll be able to fly around your garden or the local park."
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Will It Fly?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this lesson plan, students will learn about kites and gliders and how these models can help in understanding the concept of flight. Students will design and build their own balsa wood models and experiment with different control...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Kites

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students the properties of kites and how to apply them.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Arnold Lobel: Days With Frog and Toad: The Kite

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Days With Frog and Toad: The Kite", written by Arnold Lobel. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Franklin's Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Some research puts Franklin's electrical work in the scientific and political context of his day. An interesting point of view, one not usually found in comments of Franklin and electrostatics. Done by a professor from University of...