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Weather Contest of the Century!
TEACHERS SIGN UP YOUR STUDENTS NOW FOR THE WEATHER CONTEST OF THE CENTURY! Students Forecasting Weather for Dec. 17th Flight Re-creation at Kill Devil Hills, NC. Contact: Julie Breissinger (804.675.8167), Christian Markow (804.675.8153)
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WHO: The 2003 Flight Forecast program is a national contest developed by the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission and The Franklin Institute Science Museum. It provides teachers with fun and interactive activities and historical weather data that students can analyze as a basis for predicting the weather at Wright Brothers National Memorial on Dec. 17, 2003. All of the activities align with the National Science Education Standards, the National Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, or some combination of both.
WHY: Media around the world will be covering the attempt to re-create the first flight. This contest gives students a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be part of history. Additionally, the event gives students an exciting way to apply and learn theories of mathematics and science to a real-life situation.
HOW: Teachers are asked to go online to www.centennialofflight.gov to register their classes between September 25 and November 3 to participate in the program. Once on the Web site, teachers will also find activities and information to help their students explore aviation and meteorology.
MORE DETAILS: Forecasts will be collected in three grade groupings, K-4, 5-8 and 9-12, with the complexity of the forecast increasing at the higher grade levels. Forecasts must be submitted online no later than Nov. 17, 2003, and prizes will be awarded for the most accurate forecasters within each grade group.
The 2003 Flight Forecast program is a part of the national Centennial of Flight: Born of Dreams - Inspired by Freedom campaign coordinated by the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers´ first powered flight. Additional educational materials and resources related to the history of flight are available at www.centennialofflight.gov/user/edu.htm. Teacher questions about the 2003 Flight Forecast program can be sent to: forecast@www.fi.edu.
The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission was created by Congress to expand national and international interest in the commemoration of the centennial of powered flight. The Commission is coordinating a national outreach campaign and advising the President, Congress and federal agencies on the most effective ways to encourage and promote national and international participation in 2003. Its members include the director of the National Air and Space Museum, the administrators of NASA and the FAA, the presidents of the Experimental Aircraft Association and First Flight Centennial Foundation of North Carolina, and the chairman of Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003.
Serial Story: UP IN THE AIR -- The 18-part serial story ran in the Daytona Beach News-Journal each Monday from January 13 through May 19 (except for April 14). Text and illustrations for the serial copyright © 2003 by Brian Floca. Sponsored in part by Inventing Flight, Dayton, Ohio. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc. www.breakfastserials.com.
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