Most people know that Neil Alden Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, but very few know how it all started . . . with a dream to build his own wind tunnel.
Read how Neil’s love of planes took him from the Cleveland air races at age two to the Wright Brothers’ wind tunnel at age sixteen. Discover how Neil made his wind tunnel dream come true.
Read the back matter to find the facts behind this story. Continue on to build your own wind tunnel and conduct your own experiments so you can study the wind, just like Neil did.
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Table of Contents
A Dream Begins and Grows
A Summer’s Dream
Building a Wind Tunnel
Keeping Current
Experimenting with Trouble
Graduation and Beyond
Author’s Note
What’s true
How to Build a Tunnel for Wind, Primary Version
How to Build a Wind Tunnel Advanced Version
Let’s use your wind tunnel!
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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Rinda never planned to write. She was a second-grade teacher who read and told stories, until the night a bat paid her a visit. It inspired her to write. She learned how to edit, thanks to SCBWI, writing classes, and critique partners. Rinda substitute teaches to stay connected to today’s kids. She uses her knowledge and imagination to write stories for them. Her website features a weekly blog and book review for kids. She expanded her career to open a company, Beach Girl Press. Visit Rinda at www.rindabeach.com