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SFO MUSEUM Chia Clipper A Educatioal Progra for Grade Two ad Grade Three Studets This is a free, hads-o educatioal progra desiged for secod grade ad third grade studets cetered o the curret exhibitio Chia Clipper. The progra icludes directed lookig, explorig the history of tras-pacific air service, ad hads-o activities to lear about the basic priciples of powered flight with akig ad flyig paper airplaes. The progra is guided by experieced useu ad library staff ad rus 45 iutes. Additioal activities are also available. Please see the Califoria Departet of Educatio Cotet Stadards o page 4 for the subject areas that are addressed i this progra. Chia Clipper ca accoodate up to approxiately 30 studets at a tie. Special arrageets ca be ade for groups larger tha 30. Schedule: PROGRAM PLAN Studets arrive at the aviatio useu ad library ad deposit bags, jackets, etc. Staff itroductios, welcoig rearks, ad descriptio of the two plaed activities. Studets are divided ito two groups. Oe group will do the BUILD IT! ACTIVITY ad MAP IT! ACTIVITY through a exploratio of the Chia Clipper exhibitio. Oe group will do the FLY IT! ACTIVITY by discussig how airplaes fly ad the akig ad flyig paper airplaes. Allow 15 20 iutes for each group s activity, the groups will switch activities. Coclusio ad wrap-up. Additioal guided useu activities ad airport tours are also available to exted class visits as described o page 5. 1
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION BUILD IT! ACTIVITY Above is the board used to lead a discussio about the differet flyig boats used by Pa Aerica Airways. Studets are directed to look at ad exaie the three types of flyig boats used by Pa Aerica Airways. Studets are give differet parts of each airplae to asseble each flyig boat o the board. The group explores ad discusses flyig boat desig evolutio previously discussed through questioig ad directed lookig. The group will the discuss the routes of flyig boats, as established by the first tras-pacific route by Pa Aerica Airways i 1935. MAP IT! ACTIVITY Objectives: Lear about evolutio of logdistace airplaes Look closely at the differet types of airplaes o display ad discuss Copare the differet features of the airplaes Exaie how airplae desigs have chaged ad evolved through tie; how they are siilar ad how they are differet Objectives: Lear about evolutio of logdistace airplaes Look closely at the differet types of airplaes o display Copare the differet features of the airplaes Exaie how flyig boat ad other airplae desigs have evolved through tie ad what that eas for air travel the ad ow Above is the board used to lead a discussio about the tras-pacific route of Pa Aerica Airways flyig boats. 2
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION FLY IT! ACTIVITY Objectives: Uderstad the basic priciples of how a airplae flies Lear about the differet ways a airplae ca ove: pitch, roll, ad yaw Make a paper airplae ad test fly it Studets lear about the basic priciples of how a airplae flies usig a siple wig sectio ad odels. Studets deostrate the pitch, roll, ad yaw oveets of a airplae with their bodies. Each studet akes a paper airplae ad the test flies it. Older studets ca easure results. Exaple of a paper airplae patter for the FLY IT! ACTIVITY 3
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS Chia Clipper relates to the followig Califoria Departet of Educatio cotet stadards: Grade Two History / Social Studies: 2.1 Studets differetiate betwee thigs that happeed log ago ad thigs that happeed yesterday. 2.2.2 Copare ad cotrast their daily lives with those of their parets, gradparets, ad/or guardias. 2.5 Studets uderstad the iportace of idividual actio ad character ad explai how heroes fro log ago ad the recet past have ade a differece i others lives. Physical Scieces: 1. The otio of objects ca be observed ad easured. As a basis for uderstadig this cocept: c. Studets kow the way to chage how soethig is ovig is by givig it a push or a pull. The size of the chage is related to the stregth, or the aout of force, of the push or pull. d. Studets kow tools ad achies are used to apply pushes ad pulls (forces) to ake thigs ove. e. Studets kow objects fall to the groud uless soethig holds the up. Grade Three History/Social Studies: 3.3 Studets draw fro historical ad couity resources to orgaize the sequece of local historical evets ad describe how each period of settleet left its ark o the lad. Matheatics: Measureet ad Geoetry 1.0 Studets choose ad use appropriate uits ad easureet tools to quatify the properties of objects. 4
YOUR VISIT TO SFO MUSEUM SFO is a great destiatio for your class! Museu ad library adissio, educatioal progras, ad tours are all free. Educatioal progras ad tours ca be custoized for higher grades, ixed ages, ad special eeds studets. YOU CAN EXTEND YOUR VISIT Brig your luch ad sit i the public diig areas adjacet to the aviatio useu, or select fro the ay restaurats at SFO. Take a tour of the airport ad ride the AirTrai (by prior arrageet ad availability). Meet the traied service dogs of the SFPD Airport K-9 Uit ad see the i actio (by prior arrageet ad availability). Visit other useu exhibitios at SFO. (Schedules are subject to chage, please check www.flysfo.co/useu/exhibitios for updated iforatio). TRANSPORTATION Take Public Trasportatio: Take BART directly ito SFO Iteratioal Terial, where the aviatio useu ad library are located. Take SaTras Routes KX ad 292 directly to SFO. Take Caltrai to BART for service to SFO. By School Bus/Charter Bus: Parkig for buses is available at o charge by prior arrageet oly. By Car: Groups booked for educatioal progras ca park i Airport garages ad Airport parkig tickets ca be validated at the aviatio useu at o charge. Go to www.flysfo.co for ore iforatio o trasportatio to SFO. Go to www.flysfo.co/useu/aviatio-useu-library/hours-directios for the locatio of the aviatio useu ad library. Aviatio Museu ad Library 5
THE AVIATION MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT SFO pl Ex a ct io W or ki g Gabriel Brabury G ro up SFOM The aviatio useu ad library is housed withi a architectural adaptatio of Sa Fracisco s origial 1937 airport passeger lobby. The peraet collectio focuses o the history of coercial aviatio with a ephasis o the West Coast ad the Pacific 1937 Passeger Lobby regio. Museu exhibitios ad research services i the library ad archives are offered free to the public. Educatioal progras are held i this uique facility, which is also available for private evets. Ope daily 10:00 a.. to 4:30 p.., ad closed holidays, it is located pre-security ad adissio is free. e The Sa Fracisco Airport Coissio Aviatio Library ad Louis A. Turpe Aviatio Museu opeed i Deceber 2000 as part of SFO Museu. Museu visitors ad library patros of all ages ca discover ad lear about the history of air travel ad the role that coercial aviatio plays i our everyday lives. Aviatio Museu ad Library Pa Aerica World Airways Globe 1939 SFOM SA SFOM A M us eu Ar c hi ve s Se The Chia Clipper exhibitio presets the history of the world s first regularly scheduled trasoceaic coercial air service i heaviertha-air aircraft, which bega Noveber 22, 1935, o Sa Fracisco Bay. Pa Aerica Airways built bases at Hawai i, Midway Islad, Wake Islad, Gua, ad Maila to establish this pioeerig route. I overcoig the ay geographical ad techological challeges faced i the forative years of log-rage over-water trasport flyig, the airlie laid a a foudatio for the iteratioal global air syste of today. Pacific airail service poster 1937 TO SCHEDULE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TOURS, CONTACT: Gabriel Phug (650) 821-9911 educatio@flysfo.co Check www.flysfo.co/useu/progras/educatio-progras for future progras. 6 Cover: photograph by Clyde H. Suderlad courtesy of HJW GeoSpatial Ic./Pacific Aerial Surveys, Oaklad, Califoria; Map fro Pa Aerica Airways Pacific Suppleet No. 2, 1935. Map o page 2 fro Pa Aerica Airways prootioal brochure, c. 1937.