Build Your Own Wright Brothers' Glider

Autor/inn/en	Schimmel, Gordon; Hand, Jon; Ellis, Art
Titel	Build Your Own Wright Brothers' Glider
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 27 (2003) 3, S.28-31 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Aviation Education; Teaching Methods; Models; Science Education; Aerospace Education; Scientific Concepts; Science Activities; Inquiry; Experiential Learning; Science Curriculum; Science Teachers; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Analogiemodell; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	A little more than one hundred years ago, Wilbur and Orville Wright began building models of airfoils and testing them in wind tunnels in their search for an efficient wing. Models continue to be used today by aerospace engineers to prove concepts and launch dreams. To celebrate the centennial of the Wright brothers' historic flight, the authors would like to share a model airplane activity they developed as part of an inquiry unit on flight. The activity use soda-straw glider activity as part of "Total Control," the first lesson in the Inventing Flight curriculum. It is an inexpensive way to teach about problems the Wrights faced in learning to control their early gliders. The canard configuration follows the plan developed by the Wrights, one which Wilbur termed a "happy accident of design." The design enabled them to survive numerous crash landings, helping them avoid what they termed "well-digging," the sometimes-fatal spiral of a low-altitude wing stall. Students will experience some of the same frustrations and occasional successes, as they "teach their gliders to fly." The lesson focuses on pitch, yaw, and roll, as well as how to control surfaces that exemplify Newton's Third Law. The unit engages students with hands-on inquiry activities that focus on flying model airplanes. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10