NASA made the news over the weekend when their latest Mars rover did a short helicopter-powered flight. It’s the first powered flight off the surface of a planet other than Earth. What makes it even more remarkable is that the atmosphere on Mars is so thin that a 100 MPH wind feels barely like a breeze. (It helps that the 4-pound rover only weighs 1.5 pounds on Mars.)
Get your kid interested in science: buy them a solar-powered helicopter toy. Way cool! While you’re both marveling at the wonders of solar-powered flight, you can explain that all NASA projects use off-the-shelf technology. So that little “toy” isn’t something to disregard outright!
You’ll find many different solar-powered toys on the market. Get your kids involved with green energy for a lifetime fascination with solar tech!
__________
Excerpted from Going Green, available as an eBook at this list of eBook retailers online.