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Public Science Day 2000: |
Make Your Own Flight Museum National Science Education StandardsGrades: 4-5 Standard: Standard: The student understands that the types of force that act on an object and the effect of that force can be described, measured and predicted. Benchmark: knows that the motion of oan object is determined by the overall effect of all of the forces acting on the object.What you'll needInternet access to the following web sites:
Books on the history of aviation, such as the following:
What to doMake believe you are in charge of exhibits at the new and not yet opened "Museum of Great Flights." The museum can not open until you have conducted research on the history of flights working and with a team of five other people designed an exhibit that would teach people about flight and the scientific principles behind it. Conduct research using the websites listed above. Once you have the facts you want to present, draw a picture of how the exhibit would look. Write a report on the different things a visitor would see there and what they would learn. Remember to write about the scientific principles behind flight. So what?What are the scientific principles behind flying? How can an aricraft so heavy in weight defeat gravity? As director of exhibits deliver an oral presentation to the press explaining the exhibit. |
