The Wright Brothers 5 Day Resource Unit By: Tara Helton & Jay McCollum

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The Wright Brothers 5 Day Resource Unit By
Tara Helton Jay McCollum

• Who 2nd Graders
• What Social Studies Lessons
• Where LaMendola Elementary Holliday
  Elementary

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Content

• The students will learn, in an active manner,
  about the Wright Brothers.
• The appropriate concepts include creating
  timelines, researching, writing, and using
  various resources.

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Vocabulary

• The vocabulary includes
• Airplane
• Flyer
• Kittyhawk
• Dayton
• Invention
• Achieve
• Flight
• Machine

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Cognitive Objectives

• The students will
• Compare and contrast air travel from past to
  present.
• Identify various aspects of the Wright Brothers
  quest to be the first in flight.
• Discuss differences between Kittyhawk, North
  Carolina and Dayton, Ohio.

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Affective Objectives

• The students will
• Relate to the Wright Brothers through research.
• Share information with families and people in the
  community about the Wright Brothers.

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Activities

• Day 1
• Introduction
• -Perform a read aloud using the book The Wright
  Brothers by Pamela Duncan Duncan Edwards.
• Discuss information about the Wright Brothers
  gathered from the story.

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Activities

• Day 1 Continued
• Development
• The students will research the Wright Brothers
  using various resources to create their own
  Wright Brothers book as a class.

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Activities

• Day 1 Continued
• Culminating
• The students will share their finished class book
  of the Wright Brothers with family and friends.
• Have the book published, if possible.

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Activities

• Day 2
• Introduction
• The students will view various photographs of the
  Wright Brothers.

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Activities

• Day 2 Continued
• Development
• The students will create a poster of the Wright
  Brothers and can include information that they
  know about the Wright Brothers.

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Activities

• Day 2 Continued
• Culminating
• The students will display their posters around
  the school and classroom.

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Activities

• Day 3
• Introduction
• A scale model of the flyer will be shown to the
  class.

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Activities

• Day 3 Continued
• Development
• The students will be taken on a field trip to
  Wright State University, Paul Laurence Dunbar
  Library, to observe a life-size replica of the
  Wright Flyer.
• The class will compare and contrast the model of
  the flyer to the life-size and discuss the
  measurements.

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Activities

• Day 3 Continued
• Culminating
• The students will create their own version of the
  Wright Flyer using various materials available.
• The flyers will be hung from the ceiling of the
  classroom.

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Activities

• Day 4
• Introduction
• The class will create a timeline of events for
  the current school year.

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Activities

• Day 4 Continued
• Development
• The students will create a timeline of their own
  life.

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Activities

• Day 4 Continued
• Culminating
• The students will create a timeline of the of the
  Wright Brothers.

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Activities

• Day 5
• Introduction
• The class will discuss what a museum is and what
  type of materials are included in a museum.

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Activities

• Day 5
• Development
• The class will gather material that they feel
  should be included in a museum for the Wright
  Brothers.
• The students will create a museum of the Wright
  Brothers in their classroom.

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Activities

• Day 5 Continued
• Culminating
• The class will invite family members, members of
  the communities, and other classes to walk
  through their museum.

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Evaluation

• Multiple Choice Questions

• When did the first flight take place?
• a. June 9, 1993
• b. July 4, 2002
• c. December 17, 1903
• d. December 1, 1950

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Evaluation

• 2. Where did the first flight take place?
• a. Atlanta, Georgia
• b. Dayton, Ohio
• c. Kittyhawk, North Carolina
• d. Nashville, Tennessee

• 3. What are the names of the Wright Brothers?
• a. Fred and Rob
• b. Jay and Tara
• c. Orville and Wilbur
• d. Bert and Ernie

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Evaluation

• What was the name of the airplane they created?
• a. The Purple Flyer
• b. The Wright Flyer
• c. The Flying Thing
• d. The W.B. Flyer

• How long did the first flight last?
• a. 12 seconds
• b. 50 seconds
• c. 1 minute
• d. 12 minutes

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Evaluation

• Objective Questions
• 1. The Wright Brothers only needed one attempt
  at the first flight.
• True or False
• 2. The Wright Brothers owned a bicycle shop in
  Ohio.
• True or False

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Evaluation

• Short Essay Questions
• 1. Describe the first flight that was
  performed by the Wright Brothers.
• 2. Discuss at least three new things that you
  have learned about the Wright Brothers.

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Instructional Resources

• Teacher References
• www.abcteach.com
• This site is developed for teachers, parents, and
  students. It has a lot of resources to choose
  from and provides valuable information for
  thematic units and activities.
• www.edhelpersnet.com
• This site provides a various other websites and
  resources that teachers can use.
• www.justfreestuff.com
• This site has various amounts of free information
  and resources teachers can use for multiple
  themes.
• www.lessonplanspage.com
• This site provides information about lesson
  plans. The plans vary on the desired topic or
  unit.
• www.schoolexpress.com
• This site is free for teachers to join and is a
  great resource because it provides various
  information about thematic units.

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Instructional Resources

• Student References
• www.first-to-fly.com
• This site has an abundance of pictures and
  information for the students to look at and gain
  knowledge about.
• www.wam.umd.edu
• This site shows the biographies of Orville and
  Wilbur Wright. It also provides a short timeline
  of their life.
• www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/
• This site has a complete timeline of the life of
  the Wright Brothers.

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Instructional Resources

• Student Resources Continued
• www.firstflight.open.ac.uk
• This site is very interesting for students. It
  has a flight simulator that gives you the feel
  that you are flying in the flyer.
• http//sln.fi.edu/wright
• This website provides a PowerPoint presentation
  and has a recreation of the first flight.
• http//wright.nasa.gov
• This is a great information site. It provides
  activities and CD-ROMs for children to use.

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Instructional Resources

• Student Resources Continued
• www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wright/AmericanExpeirenceTh
  eWrightStuff
• On this website, there is a very realistic movie
  of the first flight.
• www.surfnetkids.com
• Children can search for information about the
  Wright Brothers from this site.

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Instructional Resources

• Student Resources Continued
• www.kidcyber.com/au
• This site includes information pertaining to the
  Wright Brothers. It is designed in a very
  interesting and easy to read format.
• www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/Wright.htm
• This site is a Wright Brothers theme page. It
  includes pertinent information relating to the
  Wright Brothers.

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Instructional Resources

• Media References

• Videos
• Peanuts The Wright Brothers at Kittyhawk.
• This video is about Charlie Brown and his friends
  going to Kittyhawk, NC. While they are there,
  they meet the Wright Brothers and witness the
  first flight.

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Instructional Resources

• Videos Continued
• Magic School Bus Magic School Bus Taking Flight
• This video discusses how things can fly.

• Cassette Tape
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane Friends take Flight
• This song is about Jay the Jet taking his friends
  on their first flight. In the song they sing
  about what they see and how it feels.

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Instructional Resources

• Posters
• Planes by Phang.
• This poster provides two different flyers that
  were created from the time of the Wright
  Brothers.
• History Through a Lens First Flight
• This poster provides a description of the first
  flight and a very detailed picture of the Wright
  Brothers and their flyer.

• Bulletin Boards
• A bulletin board will be created by using
  photographs of the Wright Brothers.
• Another bulletin board will be created to show
  the time line of events through the Wright
  Brothers lives.

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Instructional Resources

• Websites
• www.fi.edu/flights/first
• This is a great resource because it provides
  various information about the Wright Brothers and
  their first flight. The site is broken down into
  sections which makes it easy to follow.
• www.plainfield.k12.in.us
• This website provides facts about the Wright
  Brothers and offers further resources to use.

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Instructional Resources

• Websites
• www.centennialofflight.gov/
• This website offers a great amount of general
  information about flight.
• www.thespaceplace.com/aviation
• This site provides neat photographs of the Wright
  Broths and as well as general information.
• www.learnnc.org/
• Since this website is a homepage for North
  Carolina it provides information about the Wright
  Brothers from a different perspective.

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Instructional Resources

• Websites
• www.kiddomusic.com
• This website provides books, videos, and cassette
  tapes for children, parents, and teachers about
  various units.
• www.wrightstories.com
• This website celebrates the success of the Wright
  Brothers by providing information and sharing
  stories about the Wright Brothers.

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Instructional Resources

• Television Documentary
• Legends of Airpower
• This television documentary can be seen on Public
  TV and focuses on pilots.

• Replica
• Wright Flyer Replica
• Assembling a Wright Flyer Replica would be great
  for a demonstration of how the Wright Brothers
  created their flyer.

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Instructional Resources

• CD-ROMS
• Atmosphere Applet
• This software allows students to see how an
  atmosphere can effect an airplane. This can help
  students relate to why the Wright Brothers were
  able to perform their flight.
• Exploring Aeronautics
• This software provides information and
  interaction with the principles of flight and
  aircraft design.
• Johnnys Airplane Adventure
• This software walks children through the a
  pretend trip of going to an airport and flying on
  an airplane.

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Instructional Resources

• Webcast and Videoconference
• 12 SecondsThat Changed the World
• This webcast and videoconference is provided by
  NASA. It is approximately one hour in length and
  provides students to the principles and
  development of the aircraft over the past 100
  years.