Flight on Earth A Teacher Workshop Instructor: Phil Rossoni Date: October 8th, 2004 Location: Paxton Center School, Paxton, MA |
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Welcome to the Paxton Central School teacher developement workshop on flight. The morning session, "Gliding: the Fundamentals of Flight", will deal with how a species develops the capability to fly. In the second half of the morning session we will build and trim a walkalong glider. The afternoon session, "Sustained Flight: Life on the wing", will involve how a species sustains itself in the air using powered or soaring flight. In the second half of the afternoon session we will learn how to soar a walkalong glider, both sustaining and steering it in flight. Gliding: the Fundamentals of Flight Building a Walkalong Glider Sustained Flight: Life on the wing Soaring a Walkalong glider Copyright, Phil Rossoni 10/7/2004 |