Air-Stream Machines

Description

Build a working hovercraft that glides across smooth floors or flat water on a cushion of air.

Thames & Kosmos Air-Stream Machines Science Experiment Kit:

• Build a working hovercraft that glides across smooth floors or flat water on a cushion of air
• Learn how even though air is invisible, it still has mass and can support very heavy objects under the right circumstances
• Experiment with propellers and impellers to learn about air pressure and air flow
• Models in this kit use a unique blower motor and a safe, soft-bladed fan to drive a series of models
• Blower motor uses an impeller to increase the air pressure under the hovercraft
• Fan creates a stream of air to push the vehicle forward
• Using these components, you can build and investigate the hovercraft and other machines that rely on air and air pressure to function
• Construct a batting machine that tosses a ball upward on a stream of air
• Assemble a basketball launcher and practice shooting hoops with air power
• Make a fan-driven car that drives forward, propelled by a stream of air
• Experiment to see how much weight your hovercraft can support
• Full-color, 32-page experiment manual
• 59 building pieces