Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
History, Mathematics, Physical Science, Flight, Timelines, Measurement and Data Analysis, Forces and Motion
Type
Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities
This integrated unit allows students to conduct scientific experiments, construct aircraft models, and read selections and research topics about aviation. The 23 lessons in this guide support national math, science, technology, geography and language arts standards. The lessons have built-in assessment opportunities. Students will build sled kites, rotor motors, foam airplanes, straw aircraft and a model X-43 glider. They will also experiment with air, gravity, lift, thrust and drag. Some activities include vocabulary lists and reading selections.
The Courage to Soar Educator Guide [11 MB PDF file]
Also available: The Courage to Soar Higher Educator Guide