Government & Defence - AIR FORCE OFFICER
What
do the elements on the RAAF badge mean?
Primary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
1.
You are to investigate the following elements within the RAAF badge:
Firstly, guess the
different elements just from seeing it here on the Air Force page? Share
with a partner.
2. Read about the badge
here. Did you get any correct? What was the most interesting part?
3. Explore the Wedge-tailed Eagle
(Source:
Birdlife Australia)
4. Give reasons for the use of the Wedge-tailed Eagle as the RAAF's mascot. What characteristics about this Eagle that you think the RAAF would like to copy?
Take
Flight
(from Try
Engineering)
Primary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Teacher
Lesson Plan - local copy
This lesson explores how flight is possible and how
engineers have improved glider designs and materials to improve flight
accuracy and distance. Students build and test their own gliders out of
simple materials.
Learn about the forces that impact flight.
Learn about engineering design, testing, and troubleshooting.
Learn how engineering can help solve society’s challenges.
Learn about teamwork and problem solving.
Playing
with Parachutes
(from Try
Engineering)
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Cooperative
Learning Activity
This lesson focuses on parachute design. Teams of students construct parachutes from everyday materials. They then test their parachutes to determine whether they can transport a metal washer to a target on the ground with the slowest possible rate of descent.
Teacher
Lesson Plan - local copy
Websites, Games & Apps
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Examples of Resources: NASA Educator’s Resource
Guide for Living in the Age of Airplanes (Grades K-12) |
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Introduction
to Flight |
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