FLIGHT UNIT STUDENT REFLECTIONS

What reflections can you make based on your new learning experiences throughout the Flight Unit?

Students are to provide a snapshot of their reflections before finalizing a detailed reflection with evidence from their learning experiences this term through a choice of media (Photo Story / Comic Life / Audacity / Podcast / Movie Maker / Posting / Scanned Document). We are all looking forward to viewing / reading / listening to your reflections about your learning experiences. Keep up the great work everyone :o)

Please visit the student reflection blog:
http://gr6flightreflection.blogspot.com/

Kite Launch Culminating Task

Students were presented with the following challenge ;o)
You have been invited to take part in the celebrations of Canadian Contributions to Flight at Downsview Parks’, Air and Space Museum by designing a kite. Your kite design package must incorporate properties of air and principles of flight that will make the launch of your flying device successful. The most effective and well designed kite will be used as the postcard picture to mark this historic event.

Visit the Kite Blog a find out how everyone did. Enjoy :o)
http://gr6flightkite.blogspot.com/

Perspectives in Aviation

Students will be creating a graphic narrative with a team to demonstrate a certain point of view in assessing the benefits and cost of aviation technology for society and the environment while taking different social and economic perspectives into account. Enjoy :o)

http://gr6flightperspectives.blogspot.com/

Tissue Paper Hot Air Balloon

The Grade 6 classes were engaged in a full day activity where students worked in partners to design and build a tissue paper hot air balloon. Students are to participate in ongoing discussions about their "new learning", as well as reflections of their experience throughout the activity and launch of the balloons. Enjoy :o)

http://www.gr6flightballoon.blogspot.com/

Air & Space Museum Visit

The Grade 6 Students toured the Air & Space Museum, located at Downsview Park with volunteer tour guides Ron and John. By refering to the Q-Chart, students generated a series open-ended questions of which they asked the tour guides. Students will be engaged in the use of new technology and software, to post their new learning through this part of the blog. Please visit and listen to their inquiring questions and look through their photo diary of their visit to a historical part of Toronto. Click the link below to participate. Enjoy :o)

http://airandspacemuseum.blogspot.com/

Question of the Week

Each week a discussion question will be posted for students to engage in ongoing dialogue in class group discussions and then reflecting on their learning in the Question of the Week blog. Click the link below to participate in this online dialogue. Enjoy :o)

http://gr6flightquestion.blogspot.com/

Scientists in School Air & Flight Visit

The Grade 6 Students were engaged in a half day workshop with a guest scientist from Scientists in School. Students are asked to click the link below to participate in reflecting on their "new learning" after completing a series of experiments focusing on the properties of air and principles of flight.

http://www.gr6flightsis.blogspot.com/

Grade 6 FLIGHT

Students in our Grade 6 classes will be engaged in a variety of learning opportunities as they will investigate ways in which flying devices make use of properties of air; assess the societal and environmental impacts of flying devices that make use of properties of air; and explain ways in which properties of air can be applied to the principles of flight and flying devices throughout the Flight unit of study.