{"id":272,"date":"2020-04-28T19:04:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-07-24T19:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:40:55","slug":"grade-6-understanding-structures-and-mechanisms-flight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-6\/grade-6-understanding-structures-and-mechanisms-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 6 &#8211; Understanding Structures and Mechanisms (Flight)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grade 6 Overall Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assess the societal and environmental impacts of flying devices that make use of properties of air.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:570828\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wright Brothers And Other P<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:477199\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ioneers Of Flight<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:472700\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flying Mach<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:444992\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ines<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:701321\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Smithsonian Book Of<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:701321\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Air &amp; Space Trivia<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:444992\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commercial Aviation<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:428020\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:649698\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flight<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:518614\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rescues!<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12411107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wright Brothers<\/a> (Hoopla e-comic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davidsuzuki.org\/what-you-can-do\/air-travel-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Travel and Climate Change<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/climate-change-aviation-emissions-1.5244130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Ways to Make Air Travel Greener <\/a>(Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencejournalforkids.org\/articles\/how-can-air-travel-produce-fewer-greenhouse-gas-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Emissions<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.kiddle.co\/Environmental_impact_of_aviation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental of Aviation Facts for Kids<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianflight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Canadian Museum of Flight<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li>Century of Flight (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grc.nasa.gov\/WWW\/k-12\/UEET\/StudentSite\/historyofflight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of Flight<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notablebiographies.com\/We-Z\/Wright-Brothers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wright Brothers Biography<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jYPrH4xANpU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economics of Private Jets<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li>Flights And Fights \u2013 Inside The Low Cost Airline | BBC Documentary (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Investigate ways in which flying devices make use of properties of air.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:685515\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airpl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:685515\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anes<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:684407\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aerospace Engineering And The Principles Of Flight<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:663412\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flig<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:663412\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ht<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:475171\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flight T<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:475171\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he Trials And Triumphs Of Air Pioneers<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li>Aerospace Engineering And The Principles Of Flight\u00a0 (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:475171\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space Flight<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:312586\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Secrets Of Animal Flight<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:398390\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Book Of Flight: The Smithsonian Institution&#8217;s National Air And Space Museum<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:582358one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From In<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:582358\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sect Wings To <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:582358one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flying Robots<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com.ezp.windsorpubliclibrary.com:2048\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=prh&amp;AN=118883675&amp;site=ehost-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Do Planes Fly?<\/a> (database article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/air-surfing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Surfing<\/a> (Kanopy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12580850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressure and Forces of Flight<\/a> (Hoopla evideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11663446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secrets of Flight<\/a> (Hoopla ebook)<\/li>\n<li>Flight (Hoopla ebook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/science-fair-projects\/project-ideas\/aerodynamics-hydrodynamics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aerodynamics &amp; Hydrodynamics Science Projects<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/media\/animals-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animals That Fly<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/howthingsfly.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Things Fly<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ltjFEei3AI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Aerodynamics of Flight<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ftj6A2P7lmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lift, Drag, Thrust, Weight<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=12UJvz0f-8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making a Paper Airplane<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yur5joUeKM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Max: Air and Flight<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M0l04nTkNGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Nye: Flight<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explain ways in which properties of air can be applied to the principles of flight and flying devices.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:662750\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Flying Machine Book Build And Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, And More<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:605296\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Kids&#8217; Guide To Paper Airplanes<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:484656\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Every Kid Needs Things That Fly<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:480722\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Paper Airplanes That Really Fly<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:408338\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Incredible Paper Flying Machines<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/ebook\/passenger-planes-wendy-hinote-lanier\/12212679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Fly series<\/a> (Hoopla ebook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatekids.nasa.gov\/10-things-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Interesting Things About Air<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceworld.ca\/resource\/four-forces-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Forces of Flight <\/a>(Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explainthatstuff.com\/howplaneswork.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Planes Work<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YyeX6ArxCYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do Airplanes Fly?<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li>Flying a Kite (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/aeronautics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aeronautics<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KLHKA3RWThU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kids Do Science: Hot Air Balloons<\/a> 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