The target audience for the educational sections of the Commercial Aircraft poster is grades 5-8. The concept activities are presented on two levels to accommodate for individual ability differences and experience levels found in classrooms. The science challenge is designed to support the National Mathematics and Science Content Standards and to provide an opportunity for the learner to apply the concept to a novel situation. This activity has students apply mathematics computations to set up and solve proportions involving wing span and length of famous airplanes. Materials See airplane dimensions below or create your own.
Procedure Give students the actual figures.