Distance Learning Module: Types of Flight
This week we’re looking at different aspects of flight and ways that we can explore those at home.
Our world is full of things that fly! Birds, bats, insects, and other animals have bodies that allow them to soar, glide, and buzz through the air. Humans achieve air travel through all types of vehicles: jets and airplanes, helicopters, blimps, gliders, and even hot air balloons. In this module, we’ll break down the big topic of aviation and aerospace engineering by exploring the different types of flight and categories of human-made aircraft.
Note: Adult supervision is required for today’s hands-on activity, which involves flame!
Saturday STEM Challenge: Raft Building
For New Hampshire’s April school vacation week, when none of us is actually going anywhere, we decided to focus on things we could do if we did have some sort of wild vacation adventure and ended up on a deserted island.
We’ve been stuck on this deserted island all week and have been learning lots of survival skills. We learned how to make a compass, how to use the sun to cook food and make drinkable water, how to use our senses to get a better idea of our surroundings, and how to use the stars for navigation. But now, we’ve had enough of island living and we want to get back home. To get off this island, we’ll need to build a raft.