March is also the
time to start thinking about kites. If you are
thinking about making them, check out the the
sites listed:
Soar
Into Spring With Kites! - This
Education World lesson plan uses the theme of
flying kites within a variety of subject areas.
Included as well are a large number of links
to other web kite sites, for example on kite
history, kite safety, and kite projects.
Virtual
Kite Zoo - Explore here if you
want to know about kites, all about kites, every
kind of kite.
Kites
in the Classroom - A suggested
use for kites in upper primary and junior secondary
classes.
Learn2
Make a Kite - this lesson is actually
two tutorials in one - the first set of instructions
(method 1) is a kite made from tissue paper
and straw that costs almost nothing to build
and method 2 constructs a classic Scott Sled
kite.
Professor
Kite and the Secret of Kites
- teaches how to pick the right kite for different
days, explains how to get your kite to fly and
lists important safety rules.
