I've had this song in my head during this whole project, so I thought I'd use it to set the tone! Part of the course is Humanities related, and we had a day of art, music and design technology. In DT we made kites using straws, tissue and string. You'd be very impressed at what we created!
This is the tutor and his prototype doing a little demo:
First we drew a rhombus shape onto tissue and cut it out, then we attached perpendicular straws to one side that met in the centre. Next we attached a long piece of tissue as a tail to provide the air a kite needs to fly, and finally we attached a piece of string.
Sofiya and I, after making our first practice kite, decided to make a Superman kite for her nephew! She did the main building when I spent the entire time copying the Superman logo.
Not bad though, aye?
And it did fly pretty well too!
During this session we learnt that DT can get really messy - you've got to have a decent strategy for organising the resources throughout the session and leave plenty of time for clearing and cleaning at the end. We also learnt the importance and usefulness of cross-curricular activities. Kites that fly well have a good infrastructure and a lot can be said in terms of the surface area of the kite and the air resistance you need to create. Teachers can easily relate this project and others to what they might be doing in science.
Moreover, we had a lot of fun doing it too! Learning really shouldn't be boring, if you do projects like this they are not only educational - they're really memorable and entertaining for the children, and they love taking them home to show them off to their families.
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