Outdoor Education Program : Flying

Flight
Just how do birds, insects and some mammals (bats, flying squirrels) do it? How do they conquer gravity and soar through the air? In the fascinating program, learn about the basic principles of natural flight. Find out how a bird's wing is structured, how bumblebees hover and flying squirrels glide. Role-play the different flight techniques of hawks and songbirds. An informative and interactive introduction to flight!
Grade 6 (This program can be modified to suit any grade)

Matter and Materials - Properties of Air and Characteristics of Flight
6s25	investigate the principles of flight and determine the effect of the properties of air on materials when designing and constructing flying devices;
6s26	identify design features (of products or structures) that make use of the properties of air, and give examples of technological innovations that have helped inventors to create or improve flying devices.
6s30	demonstrate and explain how the shape of a surface over which air flows affects the role of lift (Bernoulli’s principle) in overcoming gravity (e.g., changing the shape of airplane wings affects the air flow around them);
6s31	demonstrate and describe methods used to alter drag in flying devices (e.g., flaps on a jet aircraft’s wings);
6s32	explain the importance of minimizing the mass of an object when designing devices to overcome the force of the earth’s gravity;
6s42	identify devices that involve the application of Bernoulli’s principle (e.g., paint sprayer, carburetor);
6s44	describe and justify the differences in design between various types of flying devices (e.g., airplane versus helicopter, spacecraft versus hot-air balloon);
6s45	identify characteristics and adaptations that enable birds and insects to fly;
6s46	compare living things to identify the different features that allow them to be transported by wind (e.g., differences among spores, pollen, seeds);

Flight