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K-12 programs
Just Plane Fun (1-hour)
Just Plane Fun is the perfect aviation program for 3 – 5 year old children. They will learn about airports and runways, how airplanes and helicopters fly, and build their own Lego® airplanes, helicopters, and buildings. They will make a colorful wind sock to take home and take a “kids” tour of the Aviation Museum where they will learn about a few of the important aircraft and some children will get to dress-up in period flying gear—don’t forget your camera! Just Plane Fun is correlated to the following Virginia SOLs: Science – K.1, K.4, 1.1; History and Social Science – K.2, K.4, K.8, 1.6, VS.1
The Wright Path (1-hour)
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity for your 3 – 12 grade students to discover how the Wright Brothers designed and built the world's first successful airplane — the 1903 Wright Flyer. They will investigate the scientific process and materials the Wrights used to create and improve their 1900, 1901 and 1902 gliders, and the 1903 Wright Flyer. Several students will have the opportunity to get into the Wright 1902 glider and demonstrate how the flight controls operate. The program will conclude with an inspection of the Museum’s reproduction 1903 Wright Flyer. Exact, full-scale reproductions of the Wrights wind tunnel, gliders and their famous 1903 Wright Flyer are on display at the museum. The Wright Path is correlated to the following Virginia SOLs: Science – 4.1, 4.2, PH.3; History – WHII.8
The Wright Math (1-hour)
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity for your 6 – 12 grade students to discover how the Wright brothers used mathematics to design and built the world's first successful airplane — the 1903 Wright Flyer. They will use the same math problem solving skills they learned in school to solve many of the problems the Wright Brothers faced when designing their gliders and famous 1903 Wright flyer. The integrating of math into the history of the development of the first successful airplane by the Wrights is a great way to demonstrate to your students the practical use of the math skills they have learned in school. The Wright Math program is recommended for advanced middle and high school students and adults and is correlated to the following Virginia Standards of Learning: Science – 4.1, 4.2, 6.6, PS.1, PS.10, PH.3, PH.5, PH.7; History – USII.5; WHII.8; VUS.8; Math – 5.3, 5.11, 5.13, 5.14, 6.8, 6.11, 6.13, 6.14, 7.22, 8.4, 8.6, 8.10, 8.15, 8.17, A.1, A.3, G.7, T.1
Paper Airplane Workshop (1-hour)
There's more than one way to fold a paper airplane! Learn fundamental aviation history, aerodynamics, and aviation concepts. Your 3 – 12 grade students will fold and fly several basic paper airplanes and helicopters. The Paper Airplane Workshop is correlated to the following Virginia SOLs: 4.2, PS.10
Rockets (1-hour)
This program lets your 3 – 12 grade students to build and “fly” rockets. The Straw Rocket is an individual project that teaches the fundamentals of rocketry, while the Stomp Rocket is a small group project that builds and flies a rocket as a team. The Stomp Rocket is especially fun as each team is encouraged to “stomp” their rocket the highest! The Rockets program is correlated to the following Virginia Standards of Learning: Science – 1.2, 4.2, PH.4, PH.5.
How Fast is Mach 1? (1-hour)
Come to the Virginia Aviation Museum with your middle or high school class and explore the development of high-speed flight. This 45-minute PowerPoint® program investigates the four important aspects of flight at the speed of sound and beyond. Your students will study the importance of size and shape, power, materials, and control. They will help design a supersonic airplane and learn about the Bell X-1, the first airplane to break the sound barrier. Your high-speed experience concludes with a tour of the museum’s Mach 3+ SR-71A Blackbird, the fastest jet ever built. The How Fast is Mach 1 program is correlated to the following Virginia Standards of Learning: Science – 5.4, PS.2, PS.6; History and Social Science – USII.5, USII.7
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