Wright Brothers Lesson Plan

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April 16, 2007

History
On this day in 1867, aviator Wilbur Wright was born. Read more about him here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/278210/almost-since-beginning-dreamed
Discussion Questions:
1. What year did the first plane fly?
2. How long did the first plane stay in the air?
3. Where is the first plane now?
4. How did Wilbur Wright die?

Wright Brother’s scavenger hunt. Find the answers to the questions on this worksheet:
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/testb16.htm

Journal
Look at the picture here: https://www.ncartmuseum.org/Flight/flight_plans/portfolio.html#ristelhueber

Write a story about the person in the aircraft and the adventure he or she is having. Where is he or she going? What is he or she seeing? What will happen next?


Vocabulary
Wright Brothers word search:
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/puzzlb16.htm


Reading
Read about the First Flight:
http://sln.fi.edu/flights/first/intro.html


Science
Flight Science experiment:
http://juniorengineering.usu.edu/lessons/wrightflight/flight.php
Math
Flying with Fractions worksheet (p.6 of PDF)
https://www.thinktv.org/education/ntti/ntti/lesson02/flyingf.pdf

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/04/math-challenge-april-16.html

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Math Challenge April 16

How many people can the largest plane carry?

Hint: A full plane has a crew of 20 people, 140 passengers with window seats and 406 passengers who did not get window seats.

Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net
Parents may help, but try to let your child figure it out on their own.

Weekly winner wins a Smencil. Monthly winner wins a $20 Barnes and Noble gift certificate!
Good Luck!
Kelly