Taking Off article
These days, people can fly almost anywhere in the world, but it has taken many inventions over hundreds of years to be able to do this.
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Series: Junior Journal 68 November 2024
Reading year level: 3
Topics: aeroplanes, air currents, airplanes, climate change, electricity, electric plane, engineering, engines, environment, flight, flying, fuel, George Bolt, George Cayley, gliders, history, hot-air balloons, inventions, inventors, Jean Batten, jumbo jets, Pacific Islands, passengers, planes, pollution, records, renewable energy, Richard Pearse, solar energy, solo, technology, wings, Wright brothers
Taking Off
Words by Maria Gill
These days, people can fly almost anywhere in the world, but it has taken many inventions over hundreds of years to be able to do this.
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Junior Journal 68 Level 2 2024
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1 of 6Getting Around
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2 of 6Up in the Air article
Read about three ways of being up in the air – flying kites, hang-gliding, and riding in a hot-air balloon.
3 of 6Paper Planes activity
This procedural text provides instructions for making paper planes and for conducting an experiment to investigate whether using different materials can make planes fly further.
4 of 6Rahi and Tiara
This pūrākau describes the dramatic quest by Rahi to rescue his wife Tiara from Te Puhuru, who is an expert in casting spells. The story is said to have led to the invention of the game of kī-o-rahi.
5 of 6The Island play
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