Building a Boomerang

This unit will last several weeks. Throughout the course we will mix hands-on practice with learning theory.

Students will learn:

* Why a boomerang (or airplane) flies.
* How to create an airfoil.
* Why a boomerang comes back.
* How to build a boomerang from different materials.
* How to throw a boomerang.
* How to adjust a bomerang's flying surfaces for better results.
* The safety rules for throwing boomerangs and how to apply them correctly.
 

We will start with making a card board boomerang.
Following this the students will build a simple plywood boomerang.
Having mastered the ply wood boomerang some students may graduate with designing their own boomerang.
 
 

Check these sites in addition to the instructions you are getting from your teacher:

Cardboard Boomerangs
Paper Boomerang
NASA Manila Folder Boomerang
 

Paintstick Boomerang
National Geographic Boomerang
Making a Boomerang
Bang Up A Boomerang (more scientific explainations)

Flying Frogs Boomerangs
Some Of Graham's Boomerangs
Bernard_Bonnier's Boomerangs
Bomerang Galerie (anything is possible)
Ultimate  Shapes (cool designs, French text)

Advanced Boomerang Construction
More Construction Plans
 

Howstuffworks.com (easy to read)
Unspinning The Boomerang (more scientific)
Why a Boomerang Boomerangs

How to Boomerang
Graham's Boomerangs How To Throw Page
Duck!
Gel-Boomerang (click on the "Instructions" button)
 

United States Boomerang Association
Boomerang World
Weboomerang www. Magazine
Redi's Boomerang Site