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Group Members Brett Buselli, Ben Heyler, Frank D’Agostino, Darryl Chriss

Group Name Group Name: BCDH

COURSE NUMBER EDIM 502

BIG IDEA Flight: Changing Human Flight to Model Natural Prototypes

ESSENTIAL QUESTION How can we use nature to help model human flight?

CHALLENGE Create either a new flying mechanism, or an adaptation to an existing man-made flying mechanism that uses something in nature as a model.

GUIDING ACTIVITIES 1. Construct a model of a mechanism designed for man’s flight that contains both a feature from an already existing man-made machine and a feature from an animal. (Darryl)

[|__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zj3O-E6ct3EBYjlOvE9TEYVynMyvsDv1Ec7hERGxwDA/edit?pli=1__] #

2. Create a glog or poster that compares and contrasts how 10 different organisms fly and what advantages their flight capability gives to them. (Ben)

Guided Questions:
 * 1) What kind of animals fly?
 * 2) How do animals fly?
 * 3) Do all animals fly the same way?
 * 4) Why do animals fly?


 * Will be introduced to the concept of animal flight with a class discussion. Points to discuss should include: What kind of animals fly? Do all animals fly the same way? What does it mean when we say that animals fly? Why might animals fly?
 * After the discussion, students will be directed to start researching flying organisms to learn how they fly and what advantage flight gives them.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will present their research findings by creating a Glog or poster that compares and contrasts how 10 different organisms fly and what advantages their flight capability gives them.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__www.arkive.org__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.biologyreference.com/Ep-Fl/Flight.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/9-surprising-animals-that-fly/its-a-bird-its-a-plane__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Create a blog post that compares and contrasts how 10 different man-made creations fly and what advantages their flight capability gives to them. (Brett)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UL3Asu9x4ajniZkSN401shsYYctFwiZ9Xw5EnASzaiA/edit?hl=en_US__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#

4. Students will create a Prezi that details their experience and the information they learned through the process of constructing and dropping their parachutes. (Frank)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Guided Questions:1.) How are parachutes similar and different to other flying organisms?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2.) How are parachutes similar and different to other man-made organisms? 3.) How can the distance equals rate times time formula show the performance of a parachute? 4.) What factors played into the effectiveness of the flight time of your parachutes?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will be given directions for constructing their parachutes while keeping the questions above in mind. (Information was previously learned through the guided activities above)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will construct parachutes out of a spandex, cotton, or nylon. They will have the choice of making it any size and shape without exceeding 625 sq. inches. Research can be done to figure design, but students are encouraged to develop their own style.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will learn the concept of d=rt and apply to their drops.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will drop parachutes from bleachers. There will be groups of three where one student will drop, another will operate stopwatch, and one will record the time. Students will drop 10 times and rotate roles.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will calculate their rates for all 10 drops.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will create a Prezi making sure to answer the guided questions above and explain their thought process in deciding the construction material and design of their parachutes. The Prezi will be unique to each individual group and must include an image of their parachutes.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.pcprg.com/sptp.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.purplemath.com/modules/distance.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Guiding Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://groups.diigo.com/group/team_bcdh_pbl__]