Pod 7's Flight Inquiry Study
For our inquiry about flight, we first did a class brainstorm, where we shared all the words we knew about flight.
We then took all the different words and sorted them into different categories.
This was quite tricky, because some words could fit into more than one category.
We then had to decide on a heading for each category, which was our Key Concept.
Our key concepts were:
Creatures that fly
Mechanical flying machines
Objects that float in the air
Space Flight
Features of aircraft
Elements of Nature that affect flight
Flight personnel
Features of an airport
Commercial Airlines
Fantasy Fliers (mythical creatures)
Next we learnt about how to ask effective questions to help us learn more about what we wanted to find out.
Here are some of the interesting questions that
we would like to know the answers to:
How is flying a plane different to driving a car?
What are jet engines made of, and how do they work?
How do planes fly?
What are some of the important things that a pilot needs to do when they fly a plane?
How do you control a hang glider?
How does helium help things to float in the air?
What are some of the earliest flying creatures?
How many people were on a space shuttle crew, and what jobs did they do?
What was the first plane like?
Who was the first person to fly in NZ, and where?
Who were the first people to accomplish powered flight?
When were the first fighter planes used, and what kind were they?
How does a big jet airliner start?
What are some of the different jobs that flight attendants do on domestic and international flights?
We talked about the different ways that we can find answers to these questions. Broadening our horizons to learn the "Google" is NOT the only way, has been new learning for many of us.
So far, we have found out that asking people who do these jobs can help us to learn more, because we can ask them more questions when we are face to face.
We have also discovered that photographs, newspaper articles and even songs can help us to learn more.
We are looking forward to sharing some of our findings with you via our blog.
Also, if you know of anyone who could help us with our study, please contact us, in Pod 7.
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