The Pitsco 38324 KaZoon Kite Kit with Teacher's Guide includes
the Pitsco 56772 KaZoon Kite Kit and the Pitsco 59461 KaZoon
Kites Teacher's Guide by Robert Stokes (ISBN: 1-58651-914-X),
which provides instructions, lesson plans, worksheets, tests,
puzzles, and resource pages for teaching science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities based on the Pitsco
KaZoon Kite Kit. The Kite Kit makes two kites and provides
students in grades 3-12 a hands-on activity to build a four-cell
tetrahedral kite that demonstrates the scientific concepts of
aerodynamics, lift, equilibrium, and Newton's laws of motion, and
it includes straws and tissue paper for building a kite.
The kit includes kite tissue paper, straws, kite string, glue
sticks, binder clips, a kite pattern, and instructions. The 20 x
30-inch kite tissue paper is thicker than regular tissue paper
for constructing balloons, kites, and parachutes. The included
kite pattern helps students to create the kite tetrahedrons. The
kite project combines experiments in lift, balance, and other
principles of flight with geometric concepts of angles and
congruency, and it reinforces engineering, technology, and math
concepts as students build and fly tetrahedral kites. A finished
kite measures approximately 15 x 15 x 15 inches (H x W x D). (H
is height, the vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W
is width, the horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth,
the horizontal distance from front to back.)
The teacher's guide includes six lessons and seven worksheets
with separate activities for grades 6-8 and 9-12. Students learn
STEM concepts including lift, balance, and other principles of
flight as well as geometric concepts of angles and congruency
through the provided lessons and hands-on activities. The guide
addresses how the lessons and activities meet standards set by
the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and International
Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). The
96-page guide is paperback and spiral bound for ease of use. A
tetrahedral kite kit and accompanying teacher's guide are
typically used in an educational setting to demonstrate
aerodynamics and geometry through hands-on activities and lesson
plans.
Construction requires scissors and a ruler (both sold
separately).
Science education products incorporate applied math and science
principles into classroom and homeschool-based projects. Teachers
in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science
education kits and products alongside science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM
concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities.
Science education projects include a broad range of activities,
such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics,
robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.
Pitsco Education develops K-12 science, technology, engineering,
and math (STEM) curriculum, educational kits, and classroom
tools. The company, founded in 1971, is headquartered in
Pittsburg, KS.
What’s in the Box?
* 59461 KaZoon Kites Teacher's Guide
* 56772 Tissue Paper KaZoon Kite Kit
* 20 x 30-inch kite tissue paper
* Kite pattern
* Glue stick
* Straws
* 200-foot roll of kite string (2)
* Binder clips (2)
* Instructions
- Kite Kit provides students in grades 3-12 a hands-on activity to build a four-cell tetrahedral kite that demonstrates the scientific concepts of aerodynamics, lift, equilibrium, and Newton's laws of motion.
- Teacher's guide provides instructions, lesson plans, worksheets, tests, puzzles, and resource pages for teaching science, technology, engineering and math activities based on the Pitsco KaZoon Kite Kit.
- Incorporates concepts including lift, balance, and other principles of flight as well as geometric concepts of angles and congruency, with activities and a hands-on project to construct a tetrahedral kite.
- Includes six lessons and seven worksheets with separate activities for grades 6-8 and 9-12 to cover a range of classrooms.
- Addresses how the lessons and activities meet standards set by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA).