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Flight - Curriculum Context

Students understand their cultural, geographic and historical contexts and have the knowledge, skills and values necessary for active participation in life in Australia.
Overarching Learning Outcome 8
Students understand and appreciate the physical, biological and technological world and have the knowledge skills and values to make decisions in relation to it.
Overarching Learning Outcome 7
 

first flight

Dec 17th 1903
© Franklin Institute

At the beginning of the 21st Century, we take for granted the sight of an aircraft in the sky and the speed at which flights can be made from one side of the globe to the other.

When we consider the devastating effects planes have had through the military aspirations of nations we can probably say that the development of powered flight was one of the most controversial achievements of the 20th Century.


Combined with an examination of how the development of flight has affected the society in which we live, the study of any area in this theme allows teachers great scope for units of study in the classroom.

The Centenary of the First Flight presents teachers with a varied selection of topics to explore with their classes. From Timeline histories, different flying machines, how planes fly, early pioneers of flight, the effect on our societyand design and contruction to name a few. Within these there is also scope for expansion.
For Australians the development of the Royal Flying Doctor Service can be viewed as an integral part of the country's History

 


Flight Resources

The following materials have been chosen to represent a range of aspects of the the subject of Flight. They include links to websites for histories and timelines and activities for children to experiment with the principles involved.


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