Ready for Take-Off!

Take to the skies and explore the thrills of life at 30,000 feet with dynamic, hands-on, flight-based activities. Students pilot hot air balloons, parachutes, gliders, planes, helicopters and rockets, all while examining abstract physics concepts such as energy conservation, buoyancy and the four forces of flight.

Get ready to investigate the history of flight by following in the footsteps of the Wright Brothers, Da Vinci and the aviation experts of the world on a journey to create extraordinary flying machines. In Flight & Aerodynamics, take the yoke and fly into the STEM-setting sun in one of our most thrilling packages!

Flight and Aerodynamics is packed with 12 engaging, one-hour lessons centered around the thrills of aviation. 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.

Grades: 4-6
Students: Up to 30
Contact Hours: 12+

Subject Targets:

Physical Science, Engineering Design, Social Studies/History Connections

Recommended Settings:

• Summer Camps
• Classrooms
• Before & After-School Programs

Each Lesson Includes:

• Schedule
• Opening & Closing Discussion
• Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
• Topic Background Information & Vocabulary
• Materials List

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

Reusability:

Refill Kit Available.This product offers affordable consumable refill kits. See the materials tab for details.

Product Orientation:

• Half-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $500+
• One-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $1000+
• Inquire about additional training options
  

Complete Program Includes:

Flight & Aerodynamics comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

• Instructor Guide: 1
• Printed Student Pages: 16 sets
• Curriculum Digital Download: 1
• Storage Tub: 1
• #2 Pencils (12 pack): 2
• Alka Seltzer Tablets: 16
• Bag of Rubberbands: 1
• Balloon Helicopters: 10
• Balloons: 50
• Balls of String: 8
• Bottles of Glue: 8
• Boxes of Paper Clips: 3
• Craft Sticks: 100
• Dry Erase Page Pockets: 16
• Dry Erase Markers: 16
• Electric Tea Kettle: 1
• Film Canisters: 8
• Glue Gun (with 15 glue sticks): 1
• Grocery Bags: 24
• Hairdryer: 1
• Hole Punches: 4
• Index Cards: 100
• Modeling Clay (1 lb): 1
• Paintbrushes: 30
• Paper Plates: 10
• Pennies: 100
• Ping Pong Balls: 15
• Plastic Bins: 16
• Plastic Bottles: 8
• Plastic Cups: 16
• Rolls of Duct Tape: 2
• Rolls of Masking Tape: 2
• Rubberband Airplanes: 8
• Scissors: 16
• Set of Tempera Paint: 1
• Sheets of Cardboard: 8
• Sheets of Green Construction Paper: 50
• Sheets of Newsprint: 30
• Sheets of White Paper: 500
• Sponge: 1
• Stopwatches: 8
• Straws: 125
• Tape Measures: 8
• Transparent Tape Dispensers: 8
• Tissue Paper (24 pack): 2
• Wooden Dowels (9" x 1/8"): 30
• Wooden Dowels (12" x 1/8"): 30

Curriculum Printed Copy Includes:

• Instructor Guide: 1
• Printed Student Pages: 16 sets

Curriculum Digital Download Includes:

Instructor Guide only, which includes master copies of all student pages.

Refill Kit Available:

Looking to use your Flight & Aerodynamics kit with the next group of combat aces? This refill kit will have them airborne in no time flat!

• #2 Pencils (12 pack): 2
• Alka Seltzer Tablets: 16
• Bag of Rubberbands: 1
• Balloon Helicopters: 10
• Balloons: 50
• Balls of String: 8
• Bottles of Glue: 8
• Boxes of Paper Clips: 3
• Craft Sticks: 100
• Glue Gun Sticks: 15
• Grocery Bags: 24
• Index Cards: 100
• Paper Plates: 10
• Plastic Cups: 16
• Rolls of Duct Tape: 2
• Rolls of Masking Tape: 2
• Set of Tempera Paint: 1
• Sheets of Cardboard: 8
• Sheets of Green Construction Paper: 50
• Sheets of Newsprint: 30
• Sheets of White Paper: 500
• Sponge: 1
• Straws: 125
• Tissue Paper (24 pack): 2
• Transparent Tape Dispensers: 8
• Wooden Dowels (9" x 1/8"): 30
• Wooden Dowels (12" x 1/8"): 30

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st-century learning environment.

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
• Creating, Imagining, Innovating
• Finding Humor
• Listening with Understanding and Empathy
• Managing Impulsivity
• Persisting
• Questioning and Posing Problems
•  Striving For Accuracy
• Taking Responsible Risks
• Thinking Flexibly
• Thinking Interdependently

21st Century Skills:

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

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Common Core State Standards for 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.

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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

Next Generation Science Standards and NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

John Allan holds a master’s degree in astronomy from the University of Virginia, and a bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy from Macalester College. He has pursued research in radio astronomy at ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, as well as at the University of Virginia and Macalester College. John has taught science and math to students from middle school through college level as a tutor and teaching assistant. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where he loves to read science fiction and imagine the future of space travel.

Sarah Goff teaches elementary and middle school music in Portland, Oregon. She holds a master’s degree in teaching music from Oregon State University and a bachelor’s in music from Grinnell College. Her research with Jason Silveira in teacher attitudes toward transgender individuals and supportive school practices was published in theJournal of Research in Music Education in Summer 2016. She enjoys biking to work, where she experiences the effects of drag and streamlining firsthand!

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