What do these things have in common?

Look at these pictures.

bird
kite
plane

They can all fly.

plane

Have you ever taken an airplane?

people in airplane

Many people use airplanes to travel on holiday.

plane taking off

The airplane is one way of travelling in the air. There are many more!

hovercraft in land

You might have seen this vehicle in movies or cartoons.

The hovercraft pushes air down to make float. Hovercrafts can travel on land or water.

hovercraft in water

Although they don't fly very high, they do not touch the ground!

jetpack

If that is not exciting enough for you, maybe you would prefer a jetpack.

Martin Jetpack

The Martin Jetpack is a new air vehicle.

It uses fans to lift its passenger off the ground.

Martin Jetpack 2

It might be a while before you can take a jetpack to school.

Right now, they cost $126,000 USD each!

Don't worry, there are always other methods of travelling through the air.


Exercise

Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.

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