Geared for grade 6 (but make your own judgment as grade 3-7 likely ok)
Minimum 15 students
Maximum 160 students
Duration: Up to 4 hours with breaks.
Cost: $14 per student
Description: Students will explore the properties of air and the theory of flight by:
Identifying flight-related applications of the properties of air.
Learn the four forces of flight: thrust, lift, drag and weight (gravity), which make flight possible.
Hands-on activities to explore how air has mass and exerts a force.
Learn Bernoulli’s Principle and the importance of an airfoil shape.
Learn the parts of airplanes: fuselage, wing, empennage (tail), ailerons, flaps, elevator, and rudder.
Build a glider to examine the ways in which aircraft can control their direction in flight: roll, pitch, and yaw.
Attend and participate in a live-demonstration of the scientific concepts of air with a special guest “volunteer.”
Tour our hangar to explore different forms and functions of aircraft and identify their design characteristics.
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Any children attending that are not part of the class ( ie younger siblings) will pay the general admission price that is according to age. We ask that these children are somewhere else in the museum and not in the class being presented. Their adults can take them to the café or see the exhibits.
Each student in the class can have an adult with them at no charge as they would be counted as their teacher.
Weather permitting, we take the students outside to visit our Buffalo plane so please have students bring their outdoor clothing into the museum. This plane is not accessible - there are stairs to enter. If there is a student unable to make the stairs, a visit to our gallery can be arranged during this time.please pay by Jan 5 as we need to confirm numbers with museum.
Also check out other Workshops in Caledonia.
