Boomerang

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/boomerang

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earliest known archaeological evidence?Over 20,000 years old, with examples found in Europe and Australia
2. What is the primary cultural origin and development?Indigenous Australians, who developed sophisticated returning designs
3. Why does a boomerang come back when I throw it?When you spin it, the side that moves forward goes faster through the air than the side that moves backward. This makes more lift on the forward side, which turns the boomerang into a circle and brings it back.
4. Where did people first make boomerangs?People made boomerangs more than 20,000 years ago. Indigenous Australians made the famous returning boomerangs, and older throwing sticks were found in Europe too.

Airfoil: A shape, like a wing, that produces lift when air flows over it.
Torque: A rotational force that causes an object to spin or turn.
Indigenous Australians: The original inhabitants of Australia, whose cultural heritage includes the development and use of boomerangs.