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If you would like any information on these or other collaborative programs please use the following e-mail address: send mail to krismary@hotmail.com.
"Flying Through the Air"
Student Comments
Nicola W: The students were well prepared and very excited about making their own kites. The idea of having them choose their own materials was good, but they didn't understand exactly what type of material would fly well. The students seemed to bond with the high school students very well and seemed to like the idea of working with them. It was nice to work out in the fresh air. Not only was it educational for the younger students, but also for the high school students (especially those who had never flown a kite before). The interaction between schools was good because you often are not aware of the other students in the ISP community.
Matt B: I thought the kite activity was great!! It really got the students thinking and involved in designing their kites. They had some great ideas. It might have helped if the HS students had talked about what would make a good kite, because most didn't fly. In our case, it was the string placement. We couldn't get it in the right place, so the kite was lopsided. But the activity was great, a lot of fun, and I think we all really benefited from it!!
Adela B: It started out as a gray day, we all piled in the van, and drove out to the park where the first graders eagerly awaited us. I had Jan Kalkus, my partner from the egg-drop contest, and we went right to work. Everything was well organized as all materials we needed were at hand, and nobody wasted any time in starting to build the kites. Jan and I did the standard diamond kite and it was my first time ever building or trying to fly one. It was neat knowing I was just there to help out with a creation that was all Jan's. What I enjoyed most was, while building, students from other groups came up to see how ours was coming along and to come and show us theirs. After a lunch break we were ready for the test flights. It was great, seeing everyone running around trying to put their kites in flight. Jan's and mine was a halfway success--just before it began to rain we made one last attempt and just as it started to go up it crashed into another student. Oh well!! It was fun, anyway!
Jesi S: Thursday and Friday at the Valley school and the ruins were very exciting days for both the Senior class Einsteins and the first graders. There was no need to reintroduce ourselves since we were matched with our egg-drop partners. I was very proud of David and Anna who had very original idea's even before I came to help them build their kites. Anna's beautiful blue bird kite might've taken flight if it were bigger and if there was more wind, but we tried!! David had a unique kite that he worked hard to construct and fly. Overall, the day of construction went very well, until it started to rain on us! We all said our prayers for sunshine and we made it until it was almost time to pack up.