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How People Learned to Fly by Fran Hodgkins
Grade K - Strand K.3: Forces, Motion, and Interactions K.3.1: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or directions of forces on the motion of an object. Early flight attempts explored push and pull forces.
Grade 2 - Strand 2.2: Living Things and Their Habitats 2.2.4: Design a solution to a human problem by mimicking the structure and function of plants and/or animals. People literally tried to mimic bird wings to fly!
Grade 3 - Strand 3.3: Force Affects Motion 3.3.1: Plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. The book describes how people tried different forces to achieve flight. 3.3.2: Analyze and interpret data from observations and measurements of an object's motion to identify patterns that can be used to predict future motion. Early inventors observed birds and gliding patterns. 3.3.5: Design a solution to a problem in which a device functions by using scientific ideas about magnets (engineering design process parallel—flight engineers used similar iterative design approaches).
Grade 4 - Strand 4.2: Energy Transfer 4.2.1: Construct an explanation to describe the cause and effect relationship between the speed of an object and the energy of that object. The book covers how speed relates to flight capability. 4.2.2: Ask questions and make observations about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. Early flight attempts involved understanding air resistance and collisions with air particles. 4.2.4: Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. The entire history of flight is about converting energy into lift and forward motion.
Grade 7 - Strand 7.1: Forces Are Interactions Between Matter This is the strongest alignment—the book directly illustrates Newton's Laws: 7.1.1: Carry out an investigation which provides evidence that a change in an object's motion is dependent on the mass of the object and the sum of the forces acting on it. The book shows how heavier objects needed more force to fly. 7.1.2: Apply Newton's Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects in a system. Flight relies on action-reaction principles (thrust). 7.1.3: Construct a model using observational evidence to describe the nature of fields existing between objects that exert forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. Air pressure differences create lift. 7.1.5: Engage in argument from evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions within a system are attractive and dependent upon the masses of interacting objects. Understanding gravity was essential to flight.
Grade 8 - Strand 8.2: Energy Is Stored and Transferred in Physical Systems 8.2.1: Use computational thinking to analyze data about the relationship between the mass and speed of objects and the relative amount of kinetic energy. Flight requires balancing mass, speed, and energy. 8.2.3: Engage in argument to identify the strongest evidence that supports the claim that the kinetic energy of an object changes as energy is transferred to or from the object. The book shows how engines transfer energy to create motion. Crosscutting Concepts
Throughout the Book Cause and Effect: How forces cause motion and flight Systems and System Models: Airplanes as systems of interacting parts Energy and Matter: How energy flows through flight systems Structure and Function: How wing structure enables flight function
Objective: Our goal is to demonstrate how literature can be used as a catalyst for developing analytical writing skills within the context of scientific inquiry. By using selected books as mentor texts, this session will guide teachers in initiating and enhancing students' analytical writing abilities, intertwined with scientific practices. The focus will be on leveraging inquiry-based writing exercises to achieve proficiency in the writing standards.
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