Planes, Gliders and Paper Rockets: Simple Flying Things Anyone Can Make--Kites and Copters, Too!

by James Floyd Kelly and Rick Schertle

Do helicopters need more or less energy to stay in the sky than an airplane? What pushes a rocket to leave the atmosphere? Why can airplanes have smaller motors than helicopters?

Help your students learn the answers to these and other questions

Written for educators, homeschoolers, parents--and kids --this fully illustrated book provides a fun mix of projects, discussion materials, instructions, and subjects for deeper investigation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1457187698
• ISBN13: 9781457187698
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Make Community, LLC
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.9" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12