The US Centennial of Flight Commission was set up by Congress to advise the President, Congress and Federal agencies on the most effective ways to encourage and promote national and international commemoration of the centennial of powered flight, December 17, 2003. NASA has been involved in many of the innovations in aeronautics and aeronautics design and is represented in the Centennial of Flight Commission. Combining these two topics seemed like an ideal opportunity for introducing teachers to using NASA Quest events in the classroom.
The topics of the history of aviation technology and the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers first flight, exciting on their own, will come to life in classrooms through the live interactions with NASA.
Wright Flyer Data Lesson Plan (5-8)
Overall Objective: Students will cite examples of the design process used by the Wright Brothers and NASA scientists to create new aircraft by identifying the problems and constraints encountered and the solutions and processes used to overcome these problems.
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