Interdisciplinary Connections

Note: Primary assessment for this project is the student's completion of the project, which includes both the construction of the airplanes and the completion of the flight recording data sheet. Use the suggested activities below for additional assessment pieces.

Art 

  1. Create a logo for your airline. 
  2. Build a hangar for your airplane out of a shoe box. 
  3. Create a collage of flight related items. 


Math 

  1. Compute the cost of a flight to a city of your choice for a family of four (Would it be cheaper to fly or drive?). 
  2. Graph distance of individual student's or class's  flight. 
  3. How many outfits can you coordinate using pants of three colors and  shirts of four colors? (You may want to use Unifix Cubes to help students visualize the possibilities). Chart your results and display your graphs and outfits on a bulletin board.
 Science 
  1. Use a different weight or different size of paper and conduct the flight challenge again. Note differences and similarities. 
  2. Compare and contrast flight results, outdoors versus indoors. 
  3. Change the design of the plane.  How did your plane design results compare with the results from the challenge? 
Social Studies 
  1. Pack a suitcase.  Consider where you are going and what you should pack. 
  2. Choose a destination to visit.  List the states, countries, and bodies of water you would fly over. 
  3. Create a timeline of aviation milestones. 
 Language Arts 
  1. Compare and contrast traveling by car and by plane. 
  2. Write a friendly letter to a classmate describing your imaginary flight. 
  3. Create a brochure for your airline. 
 Health 
  1. Use sensory words to write about your flight experience. 
  2. Role play difficult situations at an airport, (i.e. air rage or fear of flying, flight delay). 
  3. Create a menu for the airline (breakfast, lunch, dinner). 
 Careers 
  1. Interview or research career opportunities, (i.e. pilot, flight attendants, baggage handler). 
  2. Fill out a job application for an airline job. 
  3. Role play different airline jobs (ticket agent, air traffic controller, ground and mechanical crew). 

 

 

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