08-09-2017 23:35 via kxan.com

Indoor skydiving being used to teach kids about science

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s only a few weeks into the school year, but students at Palm Elementary in Austin are already taking a field trip. This one will likely set the bar high: indoor skydiving at iFly in northwest Austin.
This trip is a treat for first through fifth grade students who completed a reading challenge over the summer, but it’s not all fun and games. Field trips to iFLY include science instructions, demonstrations, classroom experiments and a chance to go flying in th
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