We just wrapped up our broad study on aviation and although we did not complete all the projects we wanted to, the boys enjoyed the subject matter immensely. I always collect some fun worksheets online-there are a ton of free, printable worksheets to choose from and so I chose some word scrambles, searches, and other fun stuff. We read several airplane and aviation books from the library. Mason did a short (1 page hand-written) biographical report on the Wright brothers. I also found a great book at the library that offered some easy to assemble with stuff laying around the house or at least nearby projects ;) Last but not least, we took a trip to the C.R. Smith museum where the boys got to learn about American Airlines, but also about aviation and how planes fly with some interactive exhibits. http://store.crsmithmuseum.org/store/
All in all we had a good time studying aviation and it was a good transition into Spring Break. Fun!
The book we used had some wonderfully simple and interesting projects. Mason worked meticulously to build this airplane out of cardboard, straws, a stick and some tape. C just whipped his up as quickly as possible (with my help) to see what it could do!
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