flight

In this activity, students use an online interactive or paper-based graphic organiser to consider how wing size and shape influences the specific flight capabilities of both...

Science is about discovery, curiosity and observation. Two key outcomes of any activity can simply be enjoyment and the conversations that arise from the experience. Take...

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and Ted Cizadlo will build your confidence to teach the Physical World. The New Zealand Curriculum achievement objectives...

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and Ted Cizadlo will build your confidence to teach about the Physical World. The New Zealand Curriculum achievement...

Aerospread Managing Director Bruce Peterson isn’t just a businessman and pilot. Bruce is an innovative ‘backyard engineer’ whose work to develop topdressing plane components and software...

Position: Director, Aeronavics Ltd. Field: Aerial robotics Background knowledge and experience Linda Bulk, Director and General Manager/CEO of Aeronavics Limited, initially intended to pursue a career...

Drones, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), droids, flying robots – no matter what you call them, they are fast becoming the latest must-have technology. Need to check...

Are you looking for ways to teach forces? If you’re new to the Science Learning Hub, you may want to start with our introductory video on...

Many resources on the Science Learning Hub explore ideas relating to the Physical World strand in the NZC. This online PLD session recorded on 11 March...

A DNA study of extinct elephant bird specimens held at Wellington’s Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa have revealed the birds to be the kiwi’s...

This topic planner offers suggested pathways through some of the flight resources on the Science Learning Hub and connects to relevant programmes offered by the Royal...

Hypersonic vehicles are perhaps a dream of the future, but if they have a chance of happening, research is important to develop materials that will handle...

Flight was a topic our writer Barbara Ryan enjoyed teaching. "We got really involved – twice I invited Patrick Monro (inventor and flight enthusiast) to come...

In this activity, students explore the importance of wing shape and size and how this determines the flight capabilities of birds and planes. By the end...

In this activity, students discuss what things can fly and how this happens. They work towards identifying some key characteristics of flight. By the end of...

People have long had an obsession with flight. Characters from legends and fairy tales often have the surprising ability to take off from the solid Earth...

One of the requirements for heavier-than-air flying machines is a structure that combines strength with light weight. This is true for birds as well as planes....

For a plane or bird to fly, its wings must produce enough lift to equal its weight. Most wings used in flight are a special shape...

In this activity, students handcraft a glider from balsa wood. In the process, they learn about aerofoil wing shape, glider parts and terminology. They experiment with...

Hang-gliders are unpowered aircraft. They maintain flight by employing a flying surface (wing) called an aerofoil. While powered aircraft use their own power source (motor and...

People have always tried to imitate birds. People in legends and fairytales have been able to magically fly, and ancient Chinese, Persians, Romans, Arabs, monks, scholars,...

In this activity, students explore how flight has developed over time with discussion about trends and future possibilities. By the end of this activity, students should...

In this activity, students explore the incredible flight of a special bird known as E7 to learn about the migratory flight of bar-tailed godwits from New...

In this activity, students will learn about some kite history and how kites fly before making and flying a kite themselves. By the end of this...