This is a handout for Girl Scout Women of Science and Technology Day, held 2006 February 18 in Bethel, Alaska (Susitna Council http://www.girlscouts.ak.org/) . We had great fun testing ideas of friction and Newton’s third law, from Kindergarteners to intermediate school girls (and adults).
The last page of the handout is from Howtoons (see URL in the document http://cerebraloddjobs.edublogs.org/files/2006/02/GS%20AKHovercraft.doc”)
Alaska Hovercraft http://www.lynden.com/ahv/ (Lynden) kindly sponsored the handout reproduction.
(see more about the Alaska Hovercraft,
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/111703/loc_20031117025.shtml)
2009-08-15 From bOING-bOING comes links to the 50th anniversary of the hovercraft–
Hovercraft’s 50th anniversary and a human-powered version
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mpb // 2006 June 3 at 6:32 pm |
Speaking of plastic soda bottles and science projects–
This is a neat idea from Taiwan schoolchildren in their science class (not the $200 model but the free one) BoingBoing finds all sorts of neat stuff.
Boing Boing: Anti- mosquito device kills 1200 bugs/night
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/02/antimosquito_device_.html
and http://www.diyhappy.com/quick-and-dirty-mosquito-trap/
Girl Scouts Women in Science Day 2008 « Grassroots Science // 2008 March 13 at 5:45 pm |
[...] Girl Scout Hovercrafts Girl Scouts Susitna Council, in partnership with Continuing Education, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus, is hosting a third annual Women of Science Day for Bethel girls. http://thetundradrums.com/news/show/1731 [...]
Victoria // 2008 April 15 at 8:03 pm |
Thanks for leaving this as a link on my blog. Great timing! I’m actually teaching Newton’s laws of motion to my jr. high science classes right now! Plus, the hovercraft comes out to Kasigluk and is a relevant application for the kids. Thanks.
mpb // 2008 April 15 at 9:06 pm |
@ Victoria:
I figured the kids might like the hovercraft stuff. If they get interested in writing up a summary or even explaining the hovercraft in Yup’ik (Elders sometimes ride out for berries or fishing), they can post it here for others to learn, or over at the science site http:ykalaska.wordpress.com.
One thing we found out with attaching the spout to the CD is that silicone or pitch or hot glue might work better than Elmer’s or Super Glue (too brittle)
Victoria is a Tundra Teacher, blogging here, http://victoriasjourneys.blogspot.com/