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Lesson Plan Air and Space
 * Students will complete 2 NARA worksheets as an entire class. The first one will be on the photograph of Wilbur Wright lying on the glider (from [] ) picture 15-A. The second one will be on the liftoff of Apollo 11 (from [] ).


 * Students will then create Venn diagrams comparing and contrasting the two photographs. After the Venn diagrams are completed they will then be using them to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the two pictures.


 * As a final project to promote higher level thinking I would have students vote on which they would prefer to ride on, a glider like Wilbur or a space shuttle like Neil. They would have to state their reasoning why, whether it is because of safety, fears, etc.

The comparing and contrasting part ties in with reading standards. Students would also be completing a written assignment. The photographs ties in with Ohio and national history.

I think this is a great way to introduce students to history in the state they reside, ( I think you are from Ohio). It allows them to make some connections with history and has them thinking about a time when flight was not as easy as it is today, nor was it as safe. I think it is a unique idea to have them determine which craft they would prefer, if they were able to ride on one. I also think it is a great way to create a realistic option that allows them a selection of what to fly in and has them determine whether or not safety and fear have a role in their preferences. By having them analyze the reasons for their selection, it is a great way to have them interact without realizing they are completing higher order thinking. It will be interesting to see how they create similarities between the Wright brothers and our astronauts. What a nice idea for a lesson plan and one that includes intense thought on the part of the student. (Shelly Budinger)