Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 03:41:33 -1000 From: chrismc@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Chris McCormack) Message-Id: <3glemd$4un@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Subject: Kites for Kindergarten In March, my wife will be helping out for a Daisies meeting (that's what comes before Brownie in Girl Scouts). She thought doing something kite related would be a lot of fun. Looking through some catalogs I found three possible contenders: a) Catch the Wind offers a pocket kite kit. This kite is made of white Tyvek and has 3 parts - a center body and two wings with reinforcement tube (no spars - a sled with airfoils). A 20 pack goes for $21.99, and 300' spools of 18 pound line are 0.79 each. b) Into the Wind has mylar indoor kites (9 x 6 inch) by Trlby that come with a 12 inch flying rod and 25 feet of line for $2.50 each. c) Into the Wind also sells twelve pack of Gayla plastic deltas (58 inch span, 24 inch height) for $3.00 each (without line). The girls will all be 5 or 6 years old (kidergarteners), and the meeting is about 1 hour long. (I'm not sure how much of that time is eaten up with other administrative things, etc.) The pocket kite kit looks promising, but the catalog description is a bit sketchy. It seems similar to the kite from the book _One_Hour_Kites_, but we really don't know what's involved, how well they fly, etc. Any suggestions (or related experiences) would be appreciated. If it helps for demos, etc, my wife and I also own a Trlby stunter, a Hata fighter, a pocket parfoil and a nylon delta. Chris McCormack / n0oqt chrismc@eecs.umich.edu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 16:01:15 -1000 From: dgomberg@ednet1.osl.or.gov (David Gomberg) Message-Id: <199502010201.AA28169@ednet1.osl.or.gov> Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology Subject: Kites for Kindergarten Chris McCormack asked for advice about teaching kites to kids. AKA has an excellent publication called "Kites in the Classroom". Includes lesson plans, history, math, science, and about a dozen kite plans. I suspect its EXACTLY what you are looking for. The cost is about five bucks for members and a dollar or two more for non-members. Call Executive Director Mel Hickman at 800- 252-2550 (503-717-0627) and give him your credit card number. Tell him I sent you. :-) -- David Gomberg phone 503-996-3083 Box 113, Neotsu OR 97368 USA fax 503-334-9692 Never try to teach pigs to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 22:50:56 -1000 From: gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu (George W. Gilchrist) Message-Id: Organization: Dept. of Zoology, University of Washington Subject: Re: Kites for Kindergarten In article <3glemd$4un@zip.eecs.umich.edu> chrismc@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Chris McCormack) writes: >From: chrismc@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Chris McCormack) >Subject: Kites for Kindergarten >Date: 31 Jan 1995 13:41:33 GMT >Summary: Looking for suggestions for little kids >Keywords: kids, kits > In March, my wife will be helping out for a Daisies meeting (that's >what comes before Brownie in Girl Scouts). She thought doing something >kite related would be a lot of fun... Great Winds Kites here in Seattle markets a couple of inexpensive kite project kits suitable for kids. Additionally, Suzanne Conrad at the store spends a large chunk of her time visiting schools with an eductational kites program. I'm sure she would be glad to give you some realistic pointers about what works and what does not for various age groups. You can contact Great Winds at 206-624-6886. Their address is 402 Occidental, Seattle, WA 98104. They do mail orders. Cheers, George ============================== George W. Gilchrist gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu University of Washington Department of Zoology Box 351800 Seattle, WA 98l95-1800 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =