Technology: Age 11

4 illustrated Technology lessons for Age 11.

Drone, Station, and Satellite An unmanned aircraft flies while a ground station and its operators send commands and receive pictures. Radio …
Orb Web Stages A spider builds an orb web in steps, starting with a single thread that drifts across a gap. It then adds a th…
Testing Spacecraft Step by Step Before a Moon landing, engineers test each part and move on its own flight. They check one job at a time, then…
Sails and Wind Turbines Moving air pushes hard on anything in its way. Sails catch that push to move a boat, and turbine blades turn i…