Inventions And Technology - Facts for Kids

The iPad can tell when you’re using an Apple Pencil versus your finger and change how it responds accordingly.

The Wright Flyer was made mostly of spruce wood and muslin fabric, weighed 605 pounds (274 kilograms) without a pilot, and had a wingspan of 40 feet (12 meters) — about as long as four parking spaces!

Digital storytelling apps on iPads let students create their own interactive books with text, drawings, photos, and recordings of their voices.

Airlines can save fuel by adding more seats to a plane, sometimes by moving them closer together or using lighter seat designs. More passengers per flight mean better fuel efficiency per person, helping airlines use less fuel overall!

Future supersonic passenger planes could fly from New York to London in under 4 hours — faster than watching two long movies!