Go Fly A Kite January 15, 2010

Exploring and soaring is the name of the game as our friendly fliers create their own kite, hook it onto a pulley and watch it take flight across the museum. The destination is only limited by their imagination! Children express creativity and imagination as they design their kite using manipulation and eye-hand coordination during the process. They observe and experience the science concepts of force and motion. Through "flying" a kite with a pulley system, children discover mechanical wonders. Children can follow their kite as it flies around the track. Youngsters will also get a better sense of "if-then" relationships, as they watch their kits fly higher and faster as they continue to soar around in the air.