The Wright Brothers
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1. Mapping Skills
a. Find the location (street address) where the Wright Brothers lived in Dayton, Ohio. _________________________________
b. Find the location (physical address) of the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ________________________________
c. Drop a pin in both locations. Dayton, Ohio Kitty Hawk, N.C.
d. How many miles did the brothers have to travel from their home in Ohio to North Carolina? __________________________
e. How many travel hours would that take in a car today? __________________________
f. How long would it take if you walked that distance? ____________________________
2. Weather and Calculator
a. What is the temperature in Dayton, Ohio today? _________________
b. What is the temperature in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina today? ________________
c. What is the weekly average (mean) temperature for this week in Dayton? __________________
d. What is the weekly average (mean) temperature for this week in Kitty Hawk? ________________
e. What is the median temperature for this week in Dayton, Ohio? ____________
f. What is the median temperature for this week in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? ________________
g. What is the range of the temperature in Dayton this week? _________________
h. What is the range of the temperature in Kitty Hawk this week? ______________
3. Photos (Camera) and Safari
a. Find the following pictures and save them in Photos as a slideshow:
1) Picture of Wilbur as a child and then as a man
2) Picture of Orville as a child and then as a man
3) Picture of their home place in Dayton, Ohio
4) Picture of their bicycle shop
5) Picture of their sister Katherine
6) Picture of their first glider
7) Picture of their first flight
8) Picture of their cabins in Kitty Hawk
9) Picture of Wright Monument
10) Your choice of picture.
4. Notes –
a. Write at least 10 facts you have learned about the Wright Brothers from this activity. Be sure to add you citations at the bottom of your notes page.
b. Email me your notes page [email protected]
c. Both of you will need to email your very own document.
5. Use your computer and go to the following site to create a biography:
http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/classroomActivities/4-7_intro.cfm
You can search it from Google by searching the term:
Wright Brothers Biography: An Illustrated Biography
When finished:
· You will have to highlight the entire page and copy it.
· Then open up a Microsoft Word and paste it into the word document.
· Save your biography on your computer as:
1st Student Name and 2nd Student Name Wright Brothers Biography
· Drag it from the desktop and put it in the ALLEN folder.