Sailplane video for children
On Oct 1, 12:12*pm, Robin Clark wrote:
At the request of a science teacher, I'm planning to assemble my
glider in the gym at my daughter's school and would like to show a
short video suitable for children age 12 and under. Any suggestions?
While I don't know your objective and amount of time, here's one data
point.
When I did this many years ago with the Libelle, it was for a 2nd &
3rd grade science day. It was outside and my only goal was to have
the children remember that it's the wing that makes an airplane fly,
not the engine. I took my old big German photo calendars and ripped
each month's picture out to give to each kid. I stood by the cockpit
and with Marty Hellman's help, each chlid would sit in the cockpit
with the canopy on for a few seconds, I took a Polaroid picture of
them, and handed it to each kid. What was most unexpected was the
interest in the Cobra trailer parked well away from the Libelle. More
kids and adults gathered around that than the glider!
Kemp
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