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Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Flight
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The 1903 Wright Flyer
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Transformations & First Flight
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this in-classroom lesson plan, students will create their own model of the 1903 Wright Flyer and translate, reflect, and rotate the model on a coordinate plane. Subject: Mathematics. Grades: 6th-8th.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
How do you tell what's real and what's fake? Students will explore this question by comparing three texts about the Wright brothers’ first flight in order to determine what actually happened that historic day. Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies. Grade(s): 3rd-5th.
Grand Canyon National Park
Condor's Flight: 3rd - 7th grade
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Condor's Flight presents the story of the endangered California condor. Students will learn about the ecological principles of adaptation and survival and consider the role society plays in conservation efforts. Program is lead by Grand Canyon Park Rangers via Distance Learning and is intended for 3rd - 7th grade.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Distance, Speed, and Time of the First Flight
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How did the Wright brothers know they had successfully achieved the first flight? Three days before what we know of as the first flights, Wilbur took a test flight from the base of Kill Devil Hill. During this on-site lesson plan, students will explore the flight line using the distance/rate/speed equation and will decide why Orville's flight on December 17th earns the title of first flight. Subject: Mathematics. Grade: 6th-8th.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
The First Four Flights--Math Up!
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson plan will allow students to understand the path that led to the Wrights' success on December 17, 1903 by relating the stories of their interest in flying from youth, the growing interest in flight in the late 1890s and the flight experiments that led to their first flights in 1903. The story of their dream to fly will be used as a backdrop for students to solve relevant mathematical problems and connect with Wright Brothers National Memorial.
First State National Historical Park
Flight to Freedom on the Underground Railroad: Emeline’s Journey
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
An interactive overview of slavery and abolition in Delaware told through the compelling story of enslaved Emeline Hawkins and her family, and their escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.
Flight 93 National Memorial
A Walk to Remember at Flight 93 National Memorial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This program utilizes multimedia, exhibits, oral presentations and the memorial landscape to deliver a unique learning opportunity. The overall objective of this program is to expose students to the various passengers and crew members of Flight 93: Who they were, their names, what made them unique, and how do we remember them today at the memorial. There will also be a special emphasis on the story of Flight 93 and the actions of the passengers and crew members.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wind Speed Scatter Plot
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The Wrights first flight
Wright Brothers National Memorial
The Wright Community
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
How does your community help you succeed? Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first flights of human history with the support of their family and friends. In this virtual-friendly, in-classroom lesson plan, students will learn about the first flights and the people who helped make them possible by researching an assigned friend of the Wrights and performing an interview about the first flight as the person they researched. Subject(s): Social Studies and English Language Arts. Grade(s): 3rd-5th.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will be able to understand the role of Fort Matanzas in relation to Spanish colonial history and how Fort Matanzas played an integral role in protecting the city of St. Augustine, FL.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
How does an airplane get in the air? In this in-classroom lesson plan, students will explore one of forces of flight by constructing and using a simple device to demonstrate lift. Subject: Science. Grades: 3rd-5th.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright Times Talk Show
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this in-classroom lesson plan designed for 3rd-5th graders, students will write a script that accurately depicts the story of the Wright brothers based on historical facts as well as the feelings of the locals in the area at the time of the First Flight.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Attack on America
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students visit the Memorial Plaza and learn of the events of September 11, 2001
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How does flight impact your life today? In this in-classroom lesson plan, students will explore the impacts the Wright brothers' invention had on transportation, communication, and business in the United States as well as how it continues to impact us today. Subject: Social Studies. Grades: 6th-8th.
Flight 93 National Memorial
America Attacked
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Program Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Name three terrorist and their role in the September 11, 2001, attack 2. List two events leading up to the attacks on September 11 that had an impact on national security 3. Name the four targets and potential targets selected by the terrorist on September 11
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Memorable Memes
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Who says learning can't be fun? In this virtual-friendly lesson plan, students will explore the geographical and technological factors that led to the first flights of human history while using their creativity to generate a memorable meme about the Wright brothers. Subject(s): Social Studies and Art. Grade(s): 6th-8th.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
H2Oh no! – A Water Balloon Lesson
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Projectiles come in all shapes and sizes. Projectiles are objects with an initial velocity that are only affected by gravity after initial velocity has been obtained. You see projectiles every day – in sports and even dropped from birds. In this lab, you will analyze the physical properties of a water balloon in flight, aka a projectile, over multiple trials.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Visit to Pearson Air Museum
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
A ranger or docent will introduce your class to the museum and Pearson Field, the oldest continuously operated airfield west of the Mississippi. This hour long visit gives your students enough time to browse the museum space with their chaperone and/or enjoy the park film when available (25 minutes). Designed with 15 minutes left to walk to/from HBC Fort Vancouver.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The Wright Flying Machine