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The beginning of the Wright Brothers' first flight, on Dec. 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
November brings to mind turkeys, pumpkins, pilgrims, as well as things to be thankful for. This month I am happy to provide lesson suggestions that relate to being thankful for something we may take for granted—the ability to travel through flight. Look below for online lessons that will help your students further understand the relationship between the inventor and the math skills needed to make inventions. I have used the Wright Brothers' first flight, on Dec. 17, 1903, as the example of a significant invention that required a good set of math skills to bring to fruition. You will also find additional PLATO® instructional content to practice math principles that could just lead to one of your students developing an invention as significant as the airplane.
Grades K–2
Pioneers in Space
Students will learn about exploration and flight and learn the meaning of the word "pioneer." Students will be introduced to some aviation pioneers.
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 PLATO® Math Expeditions With Skills Inventory—Computation
Students will develop an understanding of how to count by removing objects from a group. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles K-2 |
Grades 3–5
Airplane Anatomy: Helping Orville and Wilbur Wright Assemble the 1903 Flyer
By assembling online puzzles, students learn to identify the parts of a modern DC-3 airplane and the parts of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Students are introduced to how the parts function to make an airplane fly.
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 PLATO® Math Expeditions C with Skills Inventory—Number Recognition C
In this interactive lesson, students use fractions to estimate gallons of fuel by reading a fuel gauge to calculate the cost of fueling a plane. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 3-5 |
Grades 6–8
An Era of Innovation
Students will research significant transportation milestones during the past century, determine the impact of these milestones on society, the economy, communication, travel, and their lives.
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 PLATO® Math Projects for the Real World-Shocking Invention: An Invention for the Birds
Students will enhance their ability to understand inventions through math problem solving. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 6-8 |
Grades 9–12
The Wright Brothers In Your Classroom
Students conduct research by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to learn more about the Wright brothers and their contribution to flight.
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 PLATO® Math Problem Solving-Building Boats: Advanced Algebra: Math Problem Solving
Students will learn how to use math concepts, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and more, to predict the cost to build things and determine the return on the investment. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 9-12 |
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