FUN PALACE 2018 Wind tunnel
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Learning Outcomes & Facilitator notes
- Fun fact - Gliders are aircraft which do not have a motor. Gliders are controlled by their pilots by using control-sticks. Some gliders can only carry one person; others can carry two. In gliders with two seats, each pilot has a control-stick. Gliders always have seats for the pilots. - Interesting fact for a child/teenager – (fun youtube clip on how parachutes work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYwsAvHgVw
- Interesting fact for an adult - A parachute slows your fall to about 19 km/h – enough for a much safer landing
- Image - (image of a parachute slowing down a jet as it lands) https://kids.kiddle.co/Image:Typhoon_deploying_parachute_arp.jpg
- QLD collection
- (Book about Sugar Glider learning to glide –suitable for children) http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=slq_alma21106360950002061&context=L&vid=SLQ&search_scope=SLQ_PCI_EBSCO&tab=all&lang=en_US - (paragliding 1985) http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=slq_digitool227769&context=L&vid=SLQ&search_scope=DT&tab=dt&lang=en_US
Session Plan
Materials Req
A selection of craft materials to construct parachutes, gliders etc eg:
- 200gsm card (A4)
- string or wool
- sticky tape
- plastic film (plastic bags and scissors would be enough)
- ice block sticks
- bamboo skewers
Equipment Req
- vertical wind tunnel
- scissors
- hot glue guns and glue
- staplers
- pens and pencils
