History of flight & flying Wright & Montgolfier brothers PowerPoints printables

A unit of work containing 3 PowerPoint files for students aged 6-10, investigating the history of air transport, plus worksheets and display materials

There are 2 different versions in US and UK English.

Lessons:

1. The history of flight: Describes the development of flight from the first kites made by the Chinese around 200 BC to the modern types of aircraft today. Includes kites, wings, ornithopter, hot air balloon, hydrogen balloon, airships, helicopters, autogyro, biplanes and monoplanes, flying boat, the jet engine, space shuttles and Concorde. Also looks briefly at the work of: the Montgolfier brothers, George Cayley, Otto Lilienthall, Samuel Pierpont Langley, the Wright brothers and Frank Whittle.
2. The first balloon flight ~ The Montgolfier brothers: A story of their lives, and how they designed the Montgolfier balloon.
3. The first airplane flight ~ The Wright brothers: A story of their lives and how they designed the first heavier than air powered aircraft.
   

Printables

Maps of the world / Europe/ UK/ North and South America/ South Asia/ Australia/ China/ Russian Federation / Mexico/ Africa

Worksheets(15):

Topic cover
9x sheets with images of different types of inventions for flying
The Montgolfier brothers writing sheets
The Wright brothers writing sheets
Design a hot air balloon x 3
Airship picture

Pictures of the Wright brothers and their planes

3 x A4 titles The history of flight / The Wright brothers / The Montgolfier brothers
A-Z lettering

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