Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Mathematics, Physical Science, Algebra, Calculus, Fractions and Decimals, Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis, Flight and Aeronautics, Physics
Type
Educator Guides, Hands-on Activities, Lesson Plans / Activities, Other Multimedia, Websites
Smart Skies: FlyBy Math
In the SmartSkies: FlyBy Math activities, students will see what’s on the radar screen? Access distance-rate-time mathematics problems in air traffic control for grades 5-9. To solve each problem, students conduct an experiment supported by a variety of mathematics concepts, which range from counting to graphing. An educator guide and student materials are available.
Scenario-Based Math Using Air Traffic Control
Using the FlyBy Math materials in NASA’s Smart Skies program, your students learn to predict air traffic conflicts using distance, rate, and time relationships.
FlyBy Math is a series of five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems, each increasing in complexity, that examines a different distance-rate-time air traffic scenario that an air traffic controller might encounter. Supplemental kinesthetic activities help students physically engage with the Air Traffic Control scenarios presented. Problem sets, educator and student sections, and optional assessments are also included.
FlyBy Math has two overarching goals:
- To enable students to use mathematical reasoning and scientific inquiry to investigate and solve problems based on real-life scenarios.
- To offer students a variety of problem-solving tools and approaches, ranging from experiments to paper-and-pencil activities.
To accomplish these goals, students will:
- Assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to conduct an experiment that simulates the airplane scenario.
- Assume the role of a NASA engineer and use guided paper-and-pencil activities to determine the number of seconds it takes each plane to travel a given distance along a jet route.
Real-life Applications
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.
MATH GUIDES AND ASSESSMENTS
Problem Sets (Educator Guides + Student Workbooks) and Assessments
- Educator Guide
- Student Workbook
- Student Assessment
- Educator Guide
- Student Workbook
- Student Assessment
- Educator Guide
- Student Workbook
- Student Assessment
- Educator Guide
- Student Workbook
- Student Assessment
- Educator Guide
- Student Workbook
- Student Assessment
Supplemental Educator Materials
Quick Start Guide for FBM Simulator
Teacher Guide for FBM Simulator
Simulator Worksheets (Educator + Student) and Assessments
Simulator—Worksheet A
- Educator Guide
- Simulator—Worksheet A Student
- Educator Guide
- Simulator—Educator Assessment B
- Simulator—Worksheet B Student
- Simulator—Student Assessment B
- Educator Guide
- Simulator—Educator Assessment C
- Simulator—Worksheet C Student
- Simulator—Student Assessment C
- Educator Guide
- Simulator—Educator Assessment D
- Simulator—Worksheet D Student
- Simulator—Student Assessment D
- Educator Guide
- Simulator—Educator Assessment E
- Simulator—Worksheet E Student
- Simulator—Student Assessment E