Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Mathematics, Physical Science, Algebra, Problem Solving, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Educator Guides, Hands-on Activities, Other Multimedia, Websites
Educator Guide for Flyby Math
The Educator Guide for Flyby Math provides teachers instructional information on what the goals for the FlyBy Math™ curriculum provides.
FlyBy Math™ consists of five Air Traffic Control (ATC) Problems. Each examines a different distance-rate-time air traffic scenario that an air traffic controller might encounter.
Each Air Traffic Control Problem features a Student Workbook containing an air traffic control experiment, paper-and-pencil calculations to support the experiment, and a student analysis of the experiment and calculations. The Workbook can be supplemented with optional pre- and post-tests. The FlyBy Math™ curriculum materials also include video clips to introduce students to the nation’s air traffic control system.
Each Air Traffic Control Problem is accompanied by a Teacher Guide with a full set of answers and solutions, as well as suggestions for implementing the specific airspace scenario.
The FlyBy Math™ curriculum materials have been developed by NASA’s Airspace Systems Program to engage students in Grades 5-9 in real-life applications of mathematics and science. The Airspace Systems program develops advanced computer-based systems to help pilots and air traffic controllers operate the nation’s air transportation system with reduced flight delays and improved efficiency and access. Using the FlyBy Math™ curriculum materials, your students learn to predict air traffic conflicts using distance, rate, and time relationships.