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Grades 4–6. The Science of Flight and Aerodynamics kit is packed with 12 engaging, 1-hour lessons centered around the thrills of aviation. Presented as individual sessions or a sky-high intensive, this program combines the engineering design process, creative thinking, the arts, and a collaborative environment as it challenges learners to explore the wonders of flight. Comes complete with curriculum and materials for 30 students.
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Grades 4–6. The Science of Flight and Aerodynamics kit is packed with 12 engaging, 1-hour lessons centered around the thrills of aviation. Presented as individual sessions or a sky-high intensive, this program combines the engineering design process, creative thinking, the arts, and a collaborative environment as it challenges learners to explore the wonders of flight.
Whether students are designing experiments to investigate history's most iconic flying machines or observing abstract physics concepts like energy conservation and buoyancy, this multi-subject approach to flight investigation provides endless opportunities for students to develop and nurture the foundations of scientific inquiry and their critical thinking skills.
Product Features
- Complete program includes materials and curriculum
- Designed for up to 30 students
- Includes 12 one-hour activities
- Refill kit available (item #315607R)
Curriculum Topics:
1. Introduction to Flight
2. Kites Day
3. How to Get Off the Ground—Hot Air Balloons Day
4. Drag and Weight—Parachutes Day
5. Drag and Lift—Gliders Day
6. Aerodynamics—Paper Airplanes
7. Paper Airplane Design Challenge
8. Thrust and Energy Conservation—Propellers
9. Thrust and Lift—Helicopters Day
10. Pioneers of Aviation
11. Thrust and Energy Conservation
12. Rocket Design Challenge
Each Activity Includes:
- Schedule
- Opening and closing discussion
- Topic background information and vocabulary
- Step-by-step activity instructions
- Materials list
Recommended Settings:
- Summer camps
- Classrooms
- Out-of-school time programs
Tech Requirements:
- None
Professional Development:
- Includes a free 1/2-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $500+
- Includes a free 1-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $1,000+
- Additional training available for purchase by special request
21st-Century Skills:
Helps students develop a set of widely applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.
- Communication and collaboration
- Creativity and innovation
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Initiative and self-direction
- Productivity and accountability
- Social and cross-cultural skills
Standards Alignments:
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1.C: Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Next Generation Science Standards*
- NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1: Engineering Design
- NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3: Engineering Design
- NGSS MS-ETS1-1: Engineering Design
- NGSS MS-ETS1-2: Engineering Design
- NGSS MS-PS1-4: Structure and Properties Matter
- NGSS MS-PS1-6: Chemical Reactions
- NGSS MS-PS2-2: Forces and Motion
- NGSS MS-PS3-5: Energy