8p10 strawbees

Using wax paper, strawbees, and string I created a bat-shaped kite because I thought that it would look cool. I also thought that it would glide better and farther than the other kites.

During this process, I learned how to use the connectors, which ones work best with the shape, and what would help make the strongest base.

The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to  Empowered Learner because I was able to see if I was making progress or if I was making it worse.

A challenge I overcame on this project was that the wax paper kept ripping when I was tying it. I was able to fix it by getting a hole puncher so it didn't rip as easily.

Given a chance to do this again, I would change how I put the wax paper on the kite. The reason why I would change it is because it had flaps so it was messing it up a little bit.

Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the Engineering Design CTE program at Hastings High School.  

My project connects to careers in engineering because I built .and designed a kite.