Let's Go Fly a Kite

Learn about the forces that make a kite fly, then build your own!  Kites are affected by wind, weight or gravity, lift, drag, and thrust. They must be lightweight but also strong. Take your kite home to test it!

Kites have dazzled our skies for over 2,000 years. Using silk and bamboo, the Chinese were the first to fly kites. The “Golden Age of Kiting,” is said to have occurred from 1860 to 1910. Kites were used for meteorology, aeronautics, wireless communication and photography.

Supplies provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.