1. Famous People and Timelines: The Wright Brothers Rachel Brand ED 417-01 Early Childhood Social Studies: Curriculum, Materials, and Philosophy

2. Famous People and Timelines: The Wright Brothers Third Grade Objectives Students will describe the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Students will describe the history of early controlled flight. Students will construct a timeline. Students will show where Kitty Hawk, NC is in correlation to Dayton, OH

3. Materials Needed “The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk: This is America Charlie Brown” video. Internet connection and projector Paper for the airplanes Long paper for the timelines Arrangements to go to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

4. The Wright Brothers: The Beginning Sons of Milton and Susan Wright –Married in 1859 –7 children 1867: Wilbur is born near Millville, Indiana Millville, Indiana - Nicknames: Will & Ullam - Nicknames: Will & Ullam 1871: Orville is born in Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio -Nicknames: Orv and Bubs

5. Wright Brothers’ First Aircraft At the age of 7 and 11, Wilbur and Orville receive a souvenir from their father’s trip. –The boys build toy helicopters modeled after the rubber band-powered toy helicopter gift.

6. Wright Family Settles in Dayton Being the son of a Bishop, the Wright Brothers moved 12 times. Finally in 1884, the family made their final move made their final move back to Dayton. back to Dayton. –7 Hawthorn Street Map from Fairborn Primary Map from Fairborn PrimaryMap from Fairborn PrimaryMap from Fairborn Primary to the Wright Brother’s old to the Wright Brother’s old house

7. The Printing Business In 1889, Orville opened his own print shop. In 1890, Wilbur joined him.

8. Wright Cycle Company In 1892, Orville and Wilbur open a bike shop and begin selling and repairing bikes. They begin to manufacture their own bikes—the “St. Clair” and “Van Cleve” in 1895. Unlike the newspaper business, the bicycle business is profitable.

9. Let the Inventions Begin Orville invents a machine that can multiply and divide in 1895 In 1896, Wilbur realizes that all of the flying machines during that time lacked one thing: control. Wilbur developed a kite to test his control system in 1899, and it worked –This idea would be used for the gliders.

10. Dayton, OH to Kitty Hawk, NC Ready to try their inventions, the Wright Brothers picked the perfect spot. Kitty Hawk, located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, provided strong winds to launch gliders and soft sand for cushioning their landings. It took the Wright Brothers one week to get there traveling by train, steamboat, and sailboat. Journey to Kitty Hawk, NC from Dayton, OH just like the Wright Brothers did. Journey to Kitty Hawk, NC from Dayton, OH just like the Wright Brothers did.

11. Disappointment at Kitty Hawk During 1900 the Wright Brothers tried to fly for the first time using the Glider they made at Kill Devil Hill where they set up shop. –After about a dozen flights, they were only in the air for about 2 minutes total. Unsatisfied, in 1901, they created a larger Glider that reached distances from 20-400 feet.

12. Experiments Disappointed with the 1900 and 1901 Gliders, they built a wind tunnel to experiment on for next time. Comic book for wind tunnel Comic book for wind tunnel

13. Wright Glider It was not until 1902 that the Wright Glider became the first aircraft to be successfully controlled in the air.

14. Wright Flyer On December 17, 1903, they made the first sustained, controlled flight in a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer. –Despite this, it was underpowered and difficult to control. –Flew in a straight line for 12 seconds. –Heavier than air First Flight, December 17, 1903. Orville is flying the plane. Wilbur is standing at the right.

15. Huffman Prairie World’s first test flight facility established here in 1904. By the end of 1905, the Wright Flyer is flying over Huffman Prairie making figure eights and staying in the air for over a half an hour or until the fuel runs out. –This is the world’s first practical airplane This site is now the Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

16. Patent: Flying Machine In 1906 the Wright Brothers get a patent for a flying machine.

17. Selling Planes In 1908, they modified the Wright Flyer to carry 2 passengers. Doing this made the U.S. Army Signal Corps and then French Businessmen want one of their aircrafts.

18. The Honor The Wright Brothers are presented the Congressional Medal for their inventions with airplanes in March of 1909. In June of 1909, a two-day celebration is held in Dayton for the Wright Brothers. In November of 1909, In November of 1909, Wright Company is Wright Company is created for them to created for them to manufacture airplanes manufacture airplanes and to start flight schools. and to start flight schools.

19. Wilbur Dies On May 30, 1912, Wilbur died after contracting typhoid typhoid

20. Orville on His Own Orville sells Wright Company in 1916 and starts inventing again. President Wilson appoints him to be on the first board of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)—later known as National Air and Space Administration (NASA)—in 1920.

21. Planes Brought Home In 1948, the 1903 Wright Flyer is brought back to America from Europe and is now in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The Flyer III is put on display at Deeds Carillon Park in Dayton, Ohio in 1950. Deeds Carillon Park Deeds Carillon Park Deeds Carillon Park Smithsonian Institute

22. Orville Dies On January 30, 1948 Orville dies of a heart attach while fixing his doorbell.

23. Activities Watch “The Wright Brothers at Ktty Hawk: This is America Charlie Brown” video, and discuss Orville and Wilbur’s lives. Use the links on the Powerpoint to look at and discuss where Kitty Hawk, NC is in comparison to Dayton, OH, where the Wright Brothers lived in comparison to where Fairborn Primary School is, and how people traveled before planes.

24. Activities continued Have students work in small groups to create a timeline of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s lives. Have students individually create a timeline of their own lives. Take a field trip to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Have students work in small groups to create flying machines using only paper. Then have students individually write about where they would travel if they could fly on that plane.

25. Links The Orville and Wilbur Wright Story –http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/Wright1.html http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/Wright1.html National Museum of the U.S. Air Force –http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ The Wilbur and Orville Wright Timeline –http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighttime.h tml http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighttime.h tmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighttime.h tml The Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company of Dayton, Ohio –http://www.first-to-fly.com/ http://www.first-to-fly.com/

26. Links continued Build the Best Paper Airplane in the World –http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/paper/airplane.html http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/paper/airplane.html Wright Brothers Digital Photos -http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image- idx?q1=wright+brothers&rgn1=ic_all&type=boole an&c=wbc&view=thumbnail http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image- idx?q1=wright+brothers&rgn1=ic_all&type=boole an&c=wbc&view=thumbnailhttp://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image- idx?q1=wright+brothers&rgn1=ic_all&type=boole an&c=wbc&view=thumbnail Wright Flight –http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/feature_wright.html http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/feature_wright.html