Transport and Travel -  HELICOPTER PILOT

Helicopters: Explain that stuff!

Primary Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. You are to form groups of 6 students and each student is to read one section from the following article Explain that Stuff: Helicopters [last updated January 2020].

2. Write down as many notes as you can. There might be a lot of information you don't understand. Write down the topics or facts you understand in one column and in another column those facts you don't understand.

3. All the students who have read section 1, join together to discuss. Once you have discussed this section, move facts over if you now understand from "Don't understand list" to "Understand" list. Retain your list of "Don't understand".

All students who have read sections 2 - 6, complete join together to discuss. Once you have discussed this section, move facts over if you now understand from "Don't understand list" to "Understand" list. Retain your list of "Don't understand".

4. As a class, write down all the "Don't Understand" facts onto a piece of white butcher's paper. Ask the Physics teacher to come and explain what you don't understand. Or you might be lucky enough to have a helicopter pilot in your community to come and tell you about these facts.

Consider All Factors: Air Uber?

 Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. Go to the Consider All Factors Analysis page to see what you need to do to carry out this activity. 

2. Individually, list all the factors presented in the following article from The Conversation 12 June 2019

3. Compare your list with a partner. Add to your list.

4. Create a small group [5 - 6 students]. Compare and add to your list.

5. As a class group, combine all groups' lists into a class group.

6.

As a class group, select 3 - 4 facts or topics to discuss.

7. As an individual, image you are one of the first passengers on Air Urber.

a. Describe your feelings and thoughts in detail.

b. Where will you go to?

c. How much would you expect to pay for your flight?

Designing Drones (from Try Engineering)

Primary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

This lesson explores how helicopter flight is possible and how drones (or quadcopters) have impacted our world. Students explore the forces that make helicopter flight possible, and learn about how material choice and shape can also have an impact on flight. Students work in teams to design, build and fly a simple rotor using basic materials that drops the slowest from a height of ten feet.