Process
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Project Process
- You will be divided into groups of 3 or 4
- You will take the position of air craft inventors in the early 1900's.
Journal
- As a group you will be creating a journal or diary of your work process as you invent an aircraft that will rival the Wright Brother's invention.
- You should base your journal entries on accurate research from primary sources found on the Library of Congress website or from the links found in the Pathfinder provided.
- Your journal should consist of 8 entries - one for each day you work on the project.
- At least two journal entries should include mathematical processes or equations, materials that you would used, and a scientific process of constructing an aircraft that will fly. Think about terms like density, aerodynamic, equilibrium and center of gravity.
- One entry should include a blueprint style drawing of the aircraft that your team would build.
- At least three entries should contain information about events that occurred before the Wright Brother's first flight and relate to flight or air craft.
- One entry should contain a photograph and an analysis of the photo explaining 1.) What you see in the photo, 2.) How the photo makes you feel? and 3.) How the photo relates to the context of this particular point of history.
- In the last entry you should include a reflection of the entire process as a whole.
Sales Pitch
- As a group you need to create a sales pitch that you can deliver to a company that may potentially buy your design to build an aircraft.
- Your pitch should include how your design was planned out and why your design will lead to a successful aircraft.
- You will also need to design a visual aid to help you deliver your pitch with flair!