Students in 7th grade built kites and flew them as their final project. They were given instructions with most dimensions to build a conyne delta kite, which incorporates traditional and box kite parts. Students had to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing sides and trigonometry to find acute angle measurements. Once all dimensions were found, students then used proportions to scale the dimensions based on a percent of the original sizes assigned to their group.
After creating their first kite, students flew their kites and worked together to make adjustments for their 2.0 design. Each class competed for the best flying kite. Everyone enjoyed the project and flying their kites!
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