Planes, Gliders and Paper Rockets: Simple Flying Things Anyone Can Make--Kites and Copters, Too!

by Rick Schertle, James Floyd Kelly

Do helicopters need more or less energy to stay in the sky than an airplane? What pushes a rocket to leave the atmosphere? Why can airplanes have smaller motors than helicopters? Help your students learn the answers to these and other questions! Written for educators, homeschoolers, parents--and kids!--this fully illustrated book provides a fun mix of projects, discussion materials, instructions, and subjects for deeper investigation around the basics of homemade flying objects. With the projects in this book, you can spend more time learning and experimenting, and less time planning and preparing. Complete with download links to PDF templates that expand your teaching, this is your one-stop manual for learning about, interacting with, and being curious about airflow, gravity, torque, power, ballistics, pressure, and force. In Planes, Gliders, and Paper Rockets, you'll make and experiment

Genres: Stem

100 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 2015

Reviews

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was great! Lots of cool flying crafts to construct. I'd like to add it to my collection.

[Andreas Häusler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book should not be mistaken for one containing folding instructions for paper planes. Instead, it contains true handicraft projects involving more than just paper.

[Andy Cyca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! Even though I've done only one of these projects, they all seem doable with a minimal of tools and materials (which I don't have for other reasons). The presentation is clear and the explanations are perfect for learning/teaching the underlying concepts in flying machines. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to fly my small copter

[Cat]

Sweet story! I love the explanations of all of Nana's wrinkles! Good story to share with a grandchild! Illustrations were precious!