EDU 320

Dr. Walts

Standard – SS5H3. The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.b. describe the impact on American life of the

Wright brothers (flight)

Objective – The students will create an airplane and describe it’s impact on American life.

Essential Question – How did the Wright brothers impact American life after inventing the first airplane?

Lesson TypeDirect Instruction

Cognitive LevelApplication

Affective LevelResponding to

PhenomenaPsychomotor Level

Guided ResponseMultiple Intelligence

Visual/Spatial

Materials Paper and

PencilToothpicksTissue PaperString GlueRubber Bands

Equipment ComputerInternetElmo

The teacher will use Elmo to display the video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA9Vyl-S-ME&NR=1 on the white board. The video will spark the students’ interest of discovering how the Wright brothers learned to fly.

The teacher will use the textbook and internet articles to discuss the Wright brothers. The students will take notes as listen to the lecture.

After the lecture, the students will brainstorm about how they could make an airplane and what it would take to fly.

Finally, there will be a class discussion on the impact of American life after the Wright brothers invented the first plane.

The students will make a model of the Wright brothers’ first airplane. The teacher will provide toothpicks, tissue paper, string, glue, and rubber bands.

The teacher will assess the model airplane for a grade.

Wright Brothers’ Model Airplane

Student Artifact

The teacher will use Elmo to display the video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1ERY92QIIs&feature=related on the white board. The video includes the Wright brothers’ first flight.