Inventing Flight

Curriculum Areas: Ohio History, Physical Science, Science
Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Show Length: Six 10-minute programs
Usage Rights: Unlimited
Production Date: 2002
Distributor: WPTD Dayton 937-220-1600 AIT http://www.ait.net
Availability: CMSD-TV; Duplication
WVIZ/PBS Broadcast:
Internet Site(s): http://www.inventingflightschools.org/
Teacher Guide: Available from VRC. Kits available from AIT for $295.

CLOSED CAPTIONED: YES
Available for duplication on DVD for $20 to WVIZ member educators only. Other requests should go directly to the national distributor, AIT, at http://www.ait.net.

Inventing Flight is a multimedia program for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students that looks at the science and history behind the Wright Brothers’ invention of powered flight. Scheduled for release in time for the centennial year of the first powered human flight, this series will be the cornerstone of an extensive outreach effort to enable teachers across the globe to use this compelling historic event to showcase inquiry based science. A curriculum kit containing the video series, teacher's guide, DVD resource kit, student worksheets, website activities and links, and other educational resources is available from AIT for $295. Go to http://www.inventingflightschools.org for more information. Information on the 2003 Inventing Flight Centennial Celebration is available at http://www.inventingflight.org.

1. It’s a Question of Control.
Pitch, yaw and roll: how the Wright Brothers discovered the secret of control in flight.

2. It’s a Question of Structure.
Camber, shape and velocity: how a wing creates lift.

3. It’s a Question of Propulsion.
Thrust and drag: how streamlined design and efficient propellers work to help airplanes take off.

4. After the Flyer.
How the Wright Brothers’ discoveries have changed the world.

5. It Started in Dayton.
Who were Wilbur and Orville? The life and times of the Wright Brothers.

6. Visions of Flight.
The influences of flight on art, history and thought through time.