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Kites, Planes, and Balloons: Forces of Flight and the NASA AREN Project

  • 08 Apr 2025
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Chandler Park High School -- 20254 Kelly Road, Harper Woods, Michigan - 48225

Registration

  • Learn how the AREN Project uses kites to carry data collecting instruments on a NASA – Patented technology called AEROPODS.
    Four forces affect flight: weight, thrust, drag and lift. Participate in hands-on activities such as: “the neutral buoyancy challenge”, paper airplane flight, mini-kite and frustrationless-flyer kite construction and flight. Presented by the NASA AREN Project.

Register

Kites, Planes, and Balloons: Forces of Flight and the NASA AREN Project

Learn how the AREN Project uses kites to carry data collecting instruments on a NASA – Patented technology called AEROPODS.  Four forces affect flight: weight, thrust, drag and lift. Participate in hands-on activities such as: “the neutral buoyancy challenge”, paper airplane flight, mini-kite and frustrationless-flyer kite construction and flight. Presented by the NASA AREN Project.

Date:  April 8, 2025

Location:  Chandler Park High School -- 20254 Kelly Road, Harper Woods, Michigan - 48225

Cost:  $15  -- Includes workshop fees, meal, certificate of completion, and takeaways

SCHES:  $15 on site.

Questions:  Debby Peters -- djapeters@gmail.com  -- 248-444-5170

Time:  4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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