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Students research flight timelines and record their findings. For this flight lesson plan, students brainstorm with a KWL chart on what they want to learn about the history of flight. They then make a timeline of their findings, and present it to the class.

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summaries, flight, space travel, timelines

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flight, space exploration, summaries, timeline, science
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
Science
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2 days
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