School Project, how to make a Hovercraft

School projects are a great way to bring lessons alive. I sat through so many lessons at school wondering why I was learning equations and what impact the Pythagorean theorem might have on my day to day living requirements. The best teachers are able to apply lessons to practical examples of why mathemathical theories are so important, and necessary to understand. School projects bring engineering alive and explain why we need to understand equations. If you build a product such as a hovercraft for example, you begin to understand why certain materials need to be used for lightweight construction. Creating something results in a tangible result, good or bad. By applying knowledge and expertise, many disciplines come together, for example you may need to research information by using the Internet. The Hovercraft School Resource Blog is a great starting point to provide links to useful hovercraft sites.