Dihedral Written by Pamela

Dihedral is the angle between an aircraft supporting surface (as a wing) and a horizontal transverse line.

Dihedral is basically the little space between the wings of a plane or kite.

It is the angle on a plane's wing because it is the part where the wing and the plane are attached together so that is the angle (Dihedral).

For example: this is a plane Dihedral: 

 

Another Example: A kite Dihedral:

It is just like a plane just that a kite is an aircraft consisting of many wings tethered to an anchor system and a plane is a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings.

Kite Body Parts. Written by Jaselle

This kite is a Winged Box kite. I know this because this kite has four parellal struts,its made with diagnal struts and there are two sails or ribbons. The ribbons wrap around the ends of the box. Another reason i know this is because the picture looks like it has wings and also has boxes in the middle ofT the kite.

   This is a Diamond kite. I know this is a Diamond kite,because a Diamond kite has two parallel sides also because the kite itself is shaped like a diamond. Diamond kites don't have to have a certain design or color to make it that certain typeof kite.

This kite is a Delta kite. I know that this kite is a delta kite because I know that it has two curves at the bottom of the kite.

Also because at the top of the kite it has,a point and two parallel sides going down towards the curves.

This kite is called a Box kite.They call it a Box kite because the whole kite is shaped as two boxes. Also because they line up the rods to be shaped as squares. One last reason is because its not just squares in ones place,its all around the kite.

This kite is called a Sled kite.They call this kite the Sled kite because the kite itself just looks like a sled. Also because while the kite is in the sky it basically glide along with the wind,like a sled would if it was going down a hill.Also because the is a little curved at the top so it looks like a sled from the bottom.

How mathematics deals with kites in a way. Written by Trent

The mathematics behind kite building are a lot of things. The first reason that math is involved with building a kite is because you need to measurement of  how long certain pieces of fabric or materials need  to be. Another way that math is involved with kites is that you have to sometimes calculate the distance of witch a kite can be flown up to, that would be considered finding out the altitude. Also it involves math because you need to be able to find the surface of cloth, that would be considered finding the area. It also does because  you need to do the act or process of changing from one to another, that would be known as the conversion. 

The Physics/Science behind the structure of a kite. Written by Jaselle

The Physics behind the kite making process is very difficult. In order for you to make a kite you have to take the measurement to find out how much material you need,for that certain part.In kite making there is also angles that you have to recognize and be able to tell what kind of angle it is and why. As you can see,math takes a lot of part in this case. This is why you need to be able to do the math and understand it as well. Keep reading to find out how science can also take part in this activity as well. 

How we made our kite.Written by Jaselle

Have you ever made a kite from scratch? Building a kite from scratch can be very difficult. For example, if your main idea doesn't work then you need a back up plain.And that is exactly what occurred to me and my group.We were going to make our kite out of fabric so we painted the fabric white and the paint went through so we,decided to throw that sheet of fabric out. Our back up plain was to use a clear big garbage bag.So that's what we did.

We cut the garbage bag into the shape of a sled kite,because that's the style of kite that we are doing. We took 5 skinny rods to hold the kite in place and also to give it a 3-D shape.Then we taped the rods onto the kite. We used double-sided tape to hold the kite in place so,the parts won't go flying everywhere.We are next going to paint our kite blue as a background then we are going to draw a minion sitting on a floating cloud. Then we are going to use a thin piece of string to fly our kite.

Our decision on our theme! Written by Trent

​The reason that we chose the design of a sled kite is because we wanted to choose something that was big but was not to much. A reason that I like this kite in particular was because since we chose the theme minions we needed to have something that would make people say WOW! One other reason that my group chose to make a sled kite is because if we used that type of design then it would be easier for other people to see the picture that we will have on it witch in our case will be a Minion!!!

The body part's of a kite that I learned. Written by Trent

Now even though there is the fun of making a kite there are still certain parts that I think you should know.

brindle- A line attached to each side of a kite and also attached to a brindle ring.

fittings-The process of cutting and shaping parts on a custom.

line- A long narrow mark on an surface.

sail- A large piece of strong cloth that is connected to a ship or boat.

spars- A stout rounded usually wood or metal piece used to support rigging.

tail- provides stability.

tow point- When the flying line attaches to the kites bridle.

spreader-The spar that goes across a kite to have its width.

spine- The middle pole or spar of a kite that keeps it straight.

keel- A structural element.

And these are the vocabulary words.