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Observing Air & Flight
What is air? Using the theme of flight, students learn the characteristics of air. They see that air is made up of multiple gases with different properties, learn how air makes an airplane fly, witness air pressure in action as a student zips across the floor on a hovercraft, and observe how changing the shape of a giant ball determines whether it flops along or flies in the air.
Capacity: 4 classes (100 students) per presentation; 1 to 4 presentations per day.
Schedule: Available during school hours, Monday - Friday
Space/Special Requirements: Gym / auditorium / cafeteria or other assembly-appropriate space.
| Format | Traveling Program |
| Grades | K – 2 |
| Location | n/a |
| Website | n/a |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Educator Guide | MOS_OAF_EdGuide.pdf |
| Documents | MOS_OAF_MakeYourOwnToyHovercraft.pdf MOS_OAF_HowStrongIsAir.pdf MOS_OAF_BunnyCopter.pdf |
| Reservation | Required. For information and reservations, please call 617-723-2500 or 617-589-0354. You may also email us at travelingprograms@mos.org. |
| Fee | $350 for 1 presentation; $250 for each additional presentation. Travel fees apply for sites more than 30 miles from the Museum. |
| Related Links | A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes (EiE) Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills (EiE) |
Observing Air & Flight
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's Materials (Grade: K – 2)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Observable Properties of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 03 Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
Describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, and slow. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 05 Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
Recognize that under some conditions, objects can be balanced. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 04 Position and Motion of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is to apply a force (give it a push or a pull). The greater the force, the greater the change in the motion of the object. - Earth and Space Science > 02 Earth's Materials (Grade: K – 2)
Understand that air is a mixture of gases that is all around us and that wind is moving air. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 01 Observable Properties of Objects (Grade: K – 2)
Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, weight, and texture.
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