Another cool way to teach kids about science and engineering at the Albuquerque Children's Museum. This glass case was a small wind tunnel with a model airplane on one end (which is visible here) and a series of fans on the other (just out of frame on the left). Kids sat in the seat on the right side of the picture and adjusted the controls on the plane and the air speed (really just the speed of the fans). The case kept the plane from flying away inside the museum. It was surprisingly difficult to get the plane to take off correctly, and required a sensitive and patient touch. M had some trouble getting it off the ground, but C did a good job!
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