7 lesson Unit Study: FLIGHT grades 2-5ish :)

[johnandtinagilbert]

This is the first of our unit studies that we're coordinating with TOG4. It can stand alone though. I have targeted a 3rd & 4th grader, but I suspect a 5th grader would enjoy this also. If you'd like MSWord copy, go to my Homeschool Launch page (in siggy). The additional worksheet I created is also there.

 

 

FLIGHT 7 lessons

 

 

Booklist

The Story of Inventions by Michael J. McHugh, Frank P. Bachman pg. 305-314

Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the 5th Day Jeannie Fullbright pg. 6-8; 10-12; 41-49 (stop at Preening); 57-60

Usbourne Internet-linked Science Encyclopedia Flight pg. 142-143

Book Basket

How Stuff Works Marshall Brain Gliders pg. 12-13; Airplanes pg. 2-5

The Way Things Work David Macaulay pg. 114-121

Eyewitness Book Flying Machines Andrew Nahum 1-62

Inventors Martin W. Sandler pg. 74-81

Experiments

Apologia Glider Design pg 10-12

Wright Brothers Glider

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/ROGER/1903model.htm'>http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/ROGER/1903model.htm'>http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/ROGER/1903model.htm'>http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/ROGER/1903model.htm

Usbourne pg. 143 “See for yourselfâ€

Internet Links from http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_entity_pages/usa_select_link.asp?lang=usa&lvl=2&id=1203&From=142&To=143

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/acts_flight.html'>http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/acts_flight.html'>http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/acts_flight.html'>http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/acts_flight.html - basic forces of flight

http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmenterprises/training.html basic forces of flight

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/learning/aircraft_controls.cfm'>http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/learning/aircraft_controls.cfm'>http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/learning/aircraft_controls.cfm'>http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/learning/aircraft_controls.cfm aircraft controls

http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?nosedive'>http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?nosedive'>http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?nosedive'>http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?nosedive paper airplane directions

http://www.workman.com/more/games/fliersclub/'>http://www.workman.com/more/games/fliersclub/'>http://www.workman.com/more/games/fliersclub/'>http://www.workman.com/more/games/fliersclub/ paper airplane flight simulator

http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/paper/airplanes.html'>http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/paper/airplanes.html'>http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/paper/airplanes.html'>http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/paper/airplanes.html making paper planes go farther

Vocabulary

Lift, drag, weight, thrust, airfoil, Bernoulli’s principle, air resistance, streamlined, control surfaces, ailerons, elevators, rudder, rolling, yawing, pitching

Movies

The Magic Schoolbus, Taking Flight (online)

Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine by Nova

 

Lesson 1

- The Story of Inventions by Michael J. McHugh, Frank P. Bachman pg. 305-314

- Fill in the blank outline (worksheet I generated)

Lesson 2

- Wright Bros. Flying Machine – Netflix

- Notetaking while watching the movie (they will take notes, then form sentences from them for a summary lesson)

Lesson 3

- Apologia pg. 6-8

- Apologia pg. 7 “Try This†photograph for notebook then caption as the write up

- http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/D_Lab/acts_flight.html - basic forces of flight

- Usbourne pg. 143, “See for yourself†photograph and write up

Lesson 4

- The Magic Schoolbus, Taking Flight (online)

- RA Usbourne pg. 142

- define airfoil, Bernoulli’s principle, lift, thrust, drag, air resistance, streamlined via kids create original definitions, then copywork or dictation

Lesson 5

- RA Usbourne pg. 143

- http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/learning/aircraft_controls.cfm aircraft controls

- Define control surfaces, ailerons, elevators, rudder, roling, yawing, pitching kids create original definitions, then copywork or dictation

- http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?nosedive paper airplane directions

- http://www.workman.com/more/games/fliersclub/ paper airplane flight simulator

- http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/paper/airplanes.html making paper planes go farther

Lesson 6

- Apologia RA pg. 57-60

- Apolgia experiment pg. pg. 10-12

- photo journal w/ write up

Lesson 7

- Apologia RA 41-49 (stop at Preening)

- Apologia draw the feather diagram pg. 43

- Wright Brothers Glider

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/ROGER/1903model.htm (photograph for notebook)