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Serial Activities The Invention Problem Solving Flying Machines In The News Online Explorations |
Up in the Air:
The Story of the Wright Brothers
Chapter Ten: Into the Air (October 1900)
Wilbur and Orville Wright are testing their glider in the remote town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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2. The Tate family recycled the fabric and other materials from the discarded gliders. Recycling was a necessary part of their lives and is still important today. To discover some great ways to recycle newspaper, use the drop down box on www.nieworld.com to locate the “Read and Recycle” section. Try one or more of the activities and email photos of your creations to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the web.
ON THE WEB: Good News, Bad News -- On March of 1889, Orville began to publish a weekly newspaper, The West Side News, betting that west Dayton could support a community newspaper of its own.
ON THE WEB: The Wright Invention -- Problem-Solving Tools for young inventors from the NASA SciFiles.
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