February
2007
Buzz of flying: more resources0
BACK to the website at www.realscience.org.uk
The links below were all going to one website yesterday – Science NetLinks.
Nice site, but not quite what I intended. It’s all fixed now.
Links to free activities, lesson plans, and background information
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=11&DocID=210 To make models of insects, and to use the Internet for insect exploration. “Models are tools for learning about the things they are meant to resemble. Physical models are by far the most obvious to young children. (Science for All Americans, p. 4.) During the process, you can help students think critically about the differences and likenesses between actual insects and models… students should begin to have a better understanding of the usefulness of models in general.” From Science Netlinks
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/eng06/sci/engin/systems/robofly/index.html Plant and animal species survive by adapting to different challenges. So scientists are now looking to nature for help with engineering challenges. In this video segment from NOVA, engineers study insect flight to gain insights into design of miniature flying vehicles. Teachers’ Domain. Simple registration required.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson192.shtml Do your students know the real difference between a fly and a mosquito, an insect and a spider, a true bug and a bedbug?” Classroom activities from Education World.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/eng06/sci/engin/systems/futurefly/index.html The Wright Brothers found inspiration for their first airplane in a bird’s flexible wing. The craft was steered by pulleys and cables that twisted the wingtips. In this video segment adapted from NASA, learn how nature has inspired aerospace engineers to design the next-generation of flying machines.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/phy03/sci/engin/design/uavs/index.html Interactive timeline from NOVA, which charts the evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from the earliest bomb-dropping balloons and kites with cameras, to sophisticated stealth craft the size of your hand.
http://members.aol.com/YESedu/kidsfun.html Insects have been described as “the little creatures that run the world”. Activities for different age groups.
http://www.laps.univ-mrs.fr/~ruffier/anglais.html Researcher’s homepage with links.
Links to more
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects_sp/guide/activities.html Insect experiments for the junior school.
http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=41 Chat about the myth that scientists proved bumble bees can’t fly.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/00/3.30.00/insect_flight.html Computer simulation of moving wings and fluid flow has proved that aerodynamics applies to insect flight.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/March00/APS_Wang.hrs.html
“Looking ahead to the construction of tiny flying machines for aerial surveillance and other purposes, Wang says the designs need not resemble fixed-wing airplanes or helicopters.”
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