Educators

Flight Fantasy features a variety of exhibit components, including the Hamster Wheel, Flying Machine, Cloud Hopscotch, Balance Beam, and Propeller Bike

Here are a few sample exhibit goals and educational objectives related to specific exhibit components that educators can take advantage of:

Flying Machine

Exhibit Goal: Stimulate interest in space, design, collections, art and fitness.

Educational Objectives:

• Broad Focal Experience: Science, math, art, physical science
• Specific Learning Concepts: Physical play, dramatic play, building, designing, engineering, reasoning and problem solving skills, using imagination and creativity towards invention, develop coordination & gross motor skills,
• Learning Modality as it relates to Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Visual Spatial, Verbal Linguistic, Mathematical Logical, Bodily Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal

In-museum and classroom activities associated with this exhibit:

Read: Today I Will Fly by Mo Willems

Take the Museum Art Journey: Look for the “Cosmic Squid” video with mirrors and kaleidoscopes created by Nadia Hironaka

In-Classroom: Make your own kaleidoscopes or invent your own flying machine

Pretend Play: Astronaut, scientist, engineer, artist, pilot