Flight
Grade 6 (Ontario)
Elementary cycle 2 to 3 (Quebec)
$8.25 per student
120 minutes
Dates offered: September 23, 2024 to June 20, 2025
Max. group size: 28
How do aircraft fly? Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on experiments, students learn about the properties of air and the four key forces that get an airplane into the air and help keep it there.
In this program, your students will conduct experiments exploring the properties of air, as they discover the four forces of flight. During an interactive, guided tour of the museum’s aircraft, students will observe and discuss shape, size, and choice of materials.
Students will examine the design of wings, engines, and propellers, then determine how these elements might affect the four forces of flight, as well as how the aircraft could be used. Students will also sit in the cockpit of the museum’s Cessna 150. As they operate the controls, they will learn about the various control surfaces, and how they affect the airplane. In addition, students will build and test paper gliders.
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Curriculum links
Grade 6 (Science and technology, 2022)
- D – Structures and mechanisms – Flight
- D1 – Assess the environmental impact of flying machines
- D2 – Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which properties of air can be applied to the principles of flight and flying machines
Elementary cycles 1 and 2 (Science and technology)
Elementary cycle 2
- Material world – Matter – Mass and weight
- Systems and interactions – Transportation technology
- Techniques and instrumentation – Design and manufacture of instruments etc.
Elementary cycle 3
- Material world – Forces and motion – Pressure
- Systems and interactions – Transportation technology
- Techniques and instrumentation – Design and manufacture of instruments etc.
Fees
$8.25 per student. Please note a minimum fee of $165 applies.
Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.
*Program includes free admission for one adult for every four participants for elementary-aged students, or one adult for every six participants for secondary-aged students. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 10 students. Any additional adults not included in the program fee will be required to pay the regular visitor fee at admission and will not be able to participate in the program. These requirements do not apply to groups with students who have special needs.
Reservations
Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.
You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416
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