Explore! Flying – Aerobatic Stunt Planes
28:03
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: For this episode of Explore! we investigate the world of flying and ask the big picture question, “What does it take to create flight?” This program’s special focus is on the flight of aerobatic stunt planes and commercial planes. Through the course of this energetic and interactive cross-curricular program, students get a chance to answer the big picture question for themselves and listen to the answers of others as they learn the principles of flight and interact with aerobatic and commercial pilot Patrick McAlee.
Type of Video: Program*
Unique Video ID: Aviation-24**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- While viewing this video, have students take note of the definitions of the words, gravity, altimeter, pitch, roll and yaw. Replay the portion of the video of the plane in flight without the sound but with the time showing. Ask students to identify the words in action by recording the times of an example of each word.
*Programs offer long form exploration of a topic(s) in the area of study with single or multiple guests interacting with an audience.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
