Iowa Public Television

Science takes flight on the ICN! Join "Gizmo Glenn," educator from the Bettendorf Family Museum, to learn about the science of flight. We'll learn how flight is used by plants and animals for survival. And we'll investigate man's fascination with flight throughout history as well as our attempts to accomplish flight. Glenn also highlights the differences between rocket and airplane flight.

The students have the opportunity to put what they've learned to the test as they construct a simple glider plane and rocket in the ICN rooms.

Adults registering for this event agree to provide each student with the following materials:

• One roll of clear tape for every 2-3 students
• One pair of scissors for every 2 students
• One non-bending drinking straw
• One ruler for every 2-3 students
• Two extra blank sheets of paper per child
• One copy of each of the two templates per child (download and print 'Taking Flight' templates Classroom Resources)

Important Dates:
November: Aviation History Month
January 9: Aviation in America Anniversary
December 17: Wright Brothers' Day

Following the ICN session, registrants receive the book Let's Fly, Wilbur and Orville or alternate title.

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Applicable standards from MCREL:

Science Standards (Earth and Space Sciences)

Level II [Grades 3-5]
1. Knows that an object's motion can be described by tracing and measuring its position over time
2. Knows that when a force is applied to an object, the object either speeds up, slows down, or goes in a different direction
3. Knows the relationship between the strength of a force and its effect on an object (e.g., the greater the force, the greater the change in motion; the more massive the object, the smaller the effect of a given force)

Level III [Grades 6-8]
1. Understands general concepts related to gravitational force (e.g., every object exerts gravitational force on every other object; this force depends on the mass of the objects and their distance from one another; gravitational force is hard to detect unless at least one of the objects, such as the Earth, has a lot of mass)
2. Knows that an object's motion can be described and represented graphically according to its position, direction of motion, and speed
3. Understands effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object's motion (e.g., if more than one force acts on an object along a straight line, then the forces will reinforce or cancel one another, depending on their direction and magnitude; unbalanced forces such as friction will cause changes in the speed or direction on an object's motion)
4. Knows that an object that is not being subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line

Classroom Resources:

The following related programs are available on IPTV's broadcast or from the AEAs: (Check the K-12 Classroom Television (www.iptv.org/k12catalog) Web site for broadcast dates and times.)

• BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY (Grade Level: 4-12)
• NASA CONNECT (Grade Level: 5-8)
• NASA'S DESTINATION TOMORROW (Grade Level: 5-8)
• DRAGONFLY TV (Grade Level: 2-5)
• SID THE SCIENCE KID (Grade Level: PreK-2)
• DESIGN SQUAD (Grade Level: 5-12)

Check out the Classroom Resources for additional materials prepared and compiled by IPTV K-12 Connections staff.

Only twelve 'interactive' sites will be scheduled for each session. Videotaping is NOT available.

Sessions are provided at no cost by Iowa Public Television in collaboration with the Iowa Communications Network to PK-12 students and the adults working with or on behalf of PK-12 students in Iowa.