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AcknowledgmentsWriters and ContributorsRoger StormThomas BensonCarol GalicaPatty McCredieEditorPatty McCredieLayout and Graphic IllustrationKelly ShanklandShanessa JacksonModel DesignsRoger StormPhotographyRoger StormCarol GalicaThis guide was produced by the NASA Glenn Research Center Office ofEducational Programs in Cleveland, OH, and the NASA Aerospace EducationalCoordinating Committee.NASA gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Wright State Universityin Dayton, OH, for permission to use many of the photographs in thisbook.ii
National Science StandardsActivity MatrixEvidence, Models,and ExplanationChange, Constancy,and MeasurementForm and FunctionUnderstanding AboutScientific InquiryTransfer of EnergyMotions and ForcesAbilities of TechnologicalDesignScience as a HumanEndeavorNature of ScienceHistory of ScienceActivity 1 Early Aviation X X X XActivity 2 Your First Interview X X XActivity 3 Your First Report X X X X XActivity 4 Build a Model of the 1900 Glider X X XActivity 5 Questions on the 1900 Glider X X X X XActivity 6 What Would You Design? X X X XActivity 7 Build a Model of the 1901 Glider X X XActivity 8 Forces on the 1901 Glider X XActivity 9 Questions on the 1901 Glider X X XActivity 10 Wrong Ideas X X XActivity 11 The Wrights’ Wind Tunnel X X X XActivity 12 Operate the Wrights’ Tunnel X X X X X XActivity 13 Build a Model of the 1902 Glider X X XActivity 14 Compare the 1900, 1901, and 1902 Gliders X X X XActivity 15 Prices Then and Now X XActivity 16 Build a Model of the 1903 Flyer X X XActivity 17 Balancing Forces X X X X XActivity 18 Center of Gravity X X X XActivity 19 How Far Did They Fly? X XActivity 20 How To Launch the Flyer X X XActivity 21 Write a Press Release X XActivity 22 Design a Mission Patch X XActivity 23 Be an Inventor X X Xiii
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