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I’ve never made a kite before and happy that I could accomplish a functional kite! My puppy loved watching it. It wasn’t flying as high as I thought it might but I believe that was the placement of the wooden stick. I would love to do this and somehow tie it into my lesson one of these days.

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My kite seemed too heavy to fly.  I added some extra weight to the tail because the kite didn’t seem to know which way was up.  Maybe I should have made the kite with the fabric instead of the Kraft paper. Next time.

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My 6 and 4 year olds really wanted to join the kite activity! I didn't have string, so I tied together ribbons. It was a blast to try running with the kite and finding the direction of the wind. My kids were very intent on adding to my kite by making a special handle to hold onto. It also became a social skills activity with turn taking, problem solving for when the handle broke off, and ways to make the kite better. Our idea was to lighten the kite. (The glow sticks were apparently too heavy...lol). I enjoyed everyone's excitement and seeing the tiny bit of "lift" the kite got. We will definitely be trying this activity again!

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I did not have much wind to fly a kite.  I tried to run with the kite but it never really took off!  I think it was too heavy as I built the frame with craft sticks.  I guess I should try again with lighter materials!

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I got to make my kite today while proctoring MCAS.  I used a Dollar Tree bag, some wooden skews and tape.  All the students called it a "Ghetto Kite".  But at recess....it took flight!  I will credit the strong winds on the field to a huge part of my success.

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I got to make my kite today while proctoring MCAS.  I used a Dollar Tree bag, some wooden skews and tape.  All the students called it a "Ghetto Kite".  But at recess....it took flight!  I will credit the strong winds on the field to a huge part of my success.

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my kite... wax paper and straws -Barbara Kelly

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my kite... wax paper and straws -Barbara Kelly

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Got it up in the air! Not for very long tho!!!
When I was creating this last night, my husband and I were remembering when we took our kids to Anna Maria Island in
Fla a good ten plus years ago and we would put up a kite and leave it up all week in front of our beach rental! sooo fun- great memory.One year we lost one to the trees and we had to drive around the neighborhood to find it!.

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I'm right next to a field so I just took my kite out there. The wind kept changing direction so I tried to run in a bunch of different directions... I almost got it in the air. I'm not sure if the lack of success was due to my kite building "skills" or user error, hahaha. I had soooooo much fun, though!:-)

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This was done as a class project.  Students used materials from our "Maker Space" to create designs using the engineering process. We flew them today and they will redesign again tomorrow.

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I loved being able to build my kite.  In all honesty I didn't leave enough time to be able to redevelop my kite yet, however, I know that I want to make some changes.  My kite was a bit heavy.  It was able to be pulled through the air (thanks to a too short string) but did not fly on its own.  I think the structure of my kite was good with the popsicle sticks as a body to add sturdiness but with my string being too short, the amount of duct tape (did not have anything else) and the amount of popsicle sticks I used made it a tad too heavy.  My kite was not proportionate so this definitely needs to be reworked! It was nice to get outside, breathe in the fresh air, see all the insects and growth thats happened this week. This also brought me back to my childhood when my parents took us to fly kites every Easter and Mother's Day. My son is only 6 months old but I hope one day I can experience the joy of kite flying with him like I did as a child!