Flapping Wings for Schools
Flapping wing models are a versatile teaching tool that will get your students excited about learning. Building an ornithopter from kit instructions is a unique language lesson that teaches students to read for information and understanding. They'll also learn math, science, and technology skills through hands-on experience. Students will want to carry out their own inquiry-based experiments to learn more about flapping wing flight. Students from the elementary grades through college investigate flapping flight at their respective levels.

"Great things happening with flapping wings... I have students that are high on flight and not on drugs. This is a great project for parent and child. Many of your problem kids have parents that don't work with their kids on anything. This has made a difference in three of my students' families. Something about flapping wings that infects everyone!"

Thomas Cole
Skyview High School
Nampa ID

Educator Discounts! Our Classroom Packs include 12 ornithopters priced around 20% off for educators. Students can build and experiment with the Falcon kit (secondary) or carry out experiments with the ready-made Tim Bird ornithopter (elementary). School purchase orders may be directed to The Ornithopter Zone, 582 Laurelton Road, Rochester NY 14609.

Building the Falcon ornithopter kit requires scissors and white glue. The Tim Bird ornithopter comes fully assembled.

How Birds Fly, by David Goodnow, is a 92-page, photo-illustrated book that explains the mysteries of bird flight. Reading level is 6th grade.

Falcon Classroom Pack - $75 Tim Bird Classroom Pack - $99 How Birds Fly - $15.95 Teachers Guide - FREE in Adobe PDF format