Inventing Flight For Schools: History Of Flight Videos
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesFirst in the series of three productions designed to let students learn by doing, guiding them through the science and history behind the Wright Brothers' invention of powered flight. This first component contains six ten-minute segments that explore (1) humankind's historical preoccupation with the idea of flight and the life and times of the Wright Brothers; (2) the science concepts of control, lift, and propulsion; and (3) evolution of the science of flight since the Wright Brothers. Accessibility options on the DVD are: (1) audio description, (2) expanded audio description, (3) English subtitles in a black box, (4) closed captions.
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Runtime: 13 minutes 51 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, History, Science, Social Science
- Subtopic: Aeronautics, Inventions, Physics, Transportation, Wright, Orville and Wilbur
- Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 8
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- Release Year: 2002
- Producer/Distributor: Agency For Instructional Technology
- Series: Inventing Flight For Schools
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