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Future of flight - materials

In this Future of Flight challenge pupils explore the materials they know and how they might be grouped. They also consider what materials they could use to regulate temperature and protect against the cold. They create a bouncy ball using a synthetic material and investigate different combinations of composite mixes. Finally they investigate tessellations and build a honeycomb structure.

If the original physical materials boxes are not available then most of the challenges can be adapted to use items that are easy to find in most classrooms or around the house.

Welsh language versions of the guidance documents are also available.

Teachers' introductory video

 

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Subject(s)Design and technology, Mathematics
Age7-11, 11-14, 14-16
Published2020 to date
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Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/rxhxug

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