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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.
Teachers' introductory video
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Student/teacher guidance 3.11 MB
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Mould template (pdf version) 203.1 KB
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