Resources+for+the+Engineering+ALP

**Resources for the Engineering ALP**
Please post links to any resources you think might aid in the development of the engineering ALP to this page, and describe how you think they might be useful.

Resources might include links to instructions on kite flying, or kite flying kits that seem to be at the right difficulty-level for first graders (or that could be easily leveled), information on how to build robots, or examples of existing activities for kids on map drawing. They might also be general resources on how to write so first graders can understand what you've written, or anything else you can think of that you'd like to share.

Thanks in advance for your help! We're looking forward to your posts.

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http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/kids/howtofly.shtml (lots of info helpful to teacher and kids)
 * KITES**

http://www-tc.pbskids.org/fetch/parentsteachers/activities/pdf/FETCH_GoFlyAKite_Notes.pdf (good suggestions from PBS)

http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/where.html (teachers might like this little history)

http://www.10paperairplanes.com/ (guessing that we want to start with the simplest paper gliders, this one has great, simple examples)
 * AIRPLANE BUILDING**

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/airplanes.html (the Nakamura lock makes the simple plane perfect...)

[] (some ideas, not all great, for mapping a neighborhood)
 * MAPS**

[] (some good suggested activities for younger ones)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/ (possibly useful tool; simple way to "furnish" a classroom map)

http://www.school-for-champions.com/senses/navigate_blind.htm (a great activity for kids to work on--brings home what maps are FOR)

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-treasure-map.htm (nice to run read/listen on computer if you don't mind the Brit accent; print out the map for each kid to follow)

http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_105.shtml (simple instructions for teacher on how to make convincingly "old" treasure map)

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0025-usefullness-of-maps.php (covers interesting point about map vs. list of directions)