Author: brinkleysh

Wright Brothers Scavenger Hunt

Did You Know? The day Orville and Wilbur flew their first
successful flight the wind speed was between 21-27 mph.

What is the wind speed today at the First Flight Boulder?________________________
What is the wind speed at the top of the monument?
_________________________
What is the difference in wind speed from the Boulder and the top of the
monument? _________________

Use anemometer

Did You Know? The longest flight taken by Orville or
Wilbur on the day of their first successful flight
(December 3, 1903) was 59 seconds and 852 feet.

How fast can you run 852 feet? ____________________________
Find the difference between how long it took you to run to the last marker and the amount of time it took Wilbur to fly to the last marker. ______________________________

Use Timer

Did you know? The Wright Brothers built a camp and a hanger to keep their gliders once they arrived. Can you find the area of the buildings?

Area of the Hanger________________________
Area of the Camp Building___________________

Use measuring tape

Did you know? The Memorial was completed and
dedicated as the Wright Brothers Memorial in 1932. The
Memorial is the shape of a wing and sits upon a 5 sided star.

Go to the top of the monument. Using a compass stand on each star point and write the direction of each point. Label the picture below with the direction.

Ocean

Use Compass

Sound

Did you know? The Wright brothers did tons of research when designing their glider. The glider they designed had long, narrow wings that curved. It had a fixed tail and a movable rudder. The Rudder is what turns the aircraft. When they finished their design they flew the glider sometimes 100 times a day. It was at that time they decided to work on a motor.

Go over to the Sculpture of the Flyer. Draw a sketch of the flyer and label parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines!