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The Wright Brothers

Fletcher B.Willow Room

June 2013

Wilbur 1867-1871Orville 1871-1948


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IntroductionFamous Quotation: "The airplane stays up because it doesn't have time to fall."

Best known for:The Wright brothers are best

known for building bikes, glidersand planes.

3 Key Qualities:1. Demonstrated bravery2. Took action3. Learned from mistakes

What I find interesting:The Wright brothers are a team

and not a single person. Theybuilt the first airplane.

I chose this person because...my first

choice was my great grandfather. He

made army airplanes and that helped

me to become interested in airplanes

and the Wright brothers.


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Overcame a Hardship/Challenge

Orville and Wilbur had

a hard time figuring out

how to steer the planes.

The challenge was howto make the wings and

the tail move.I think it is great that

the rudder that planes

use today is based on

the ideas of Orville and

Wilbur Wright.


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Showed Compassion and Empathy

I read that Orville got

really sick. Wilbur sat

with him and read

books about flying andairplanes. Orville

eventually got better.I think Wilbur showed

compassion and

empathy because he

took care of his brother

when he was sick.


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Took Action

I read that Orville and

Wilbur needed three

things to build a plane:1. Strong wings2. An engine3. A way to steerI think the brothers

started to try differentways to make the wings

move so they could

steer the plane and fly.


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Persevered

I read that the brothers

built a wind tunnel and

tested more than 200

wing shapes. I think they kept on

trying until they got a

wing shape that

worked.


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Impact: How Things are Different Today

Orville and Wilbur

started learning about

flying by

experimenting withkites and gliders.I think that they got a

lot of work done.

Their ideas helpedpeople build the first

airplane in the world.


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Demonstrated Bravery

I read that Orville and

Wilbur had to lie down

in the gliders to try to

steer them. It wasdifficult! You could go

up and crash down if

the steering didn't

work.I think the brothers

were brave because

they risked their lives.


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The Wright Brothers

Persevered when: they made awing tunnel and had to test

more than 200 wing shapes.

Took action by: figuring out three

different things they needed to

make a plane fly: strong wings, anengine, and a way to steer. Then

the started to make those things.

Showed compassion when:Wilbur took care of his brother,

Orville, when he was sick.

Made a difference when: their

ideas helped build the first

airplane in the world.


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Im a Change Maker when

I...look at something and build a

Lego version. My creating makesmy family feel proud.

Im similar to my Change Makerbecause...I build, create, explain,

experiment and discover new

things to build.

My Change Maker is

connected to...other creators

and inventors. Alexander

Graham Bell invented the

telephone, Thomas Edison

invented the lightbulb and

Henry Ford invented the car.

Author Talk


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Bibliography

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Glossary

A Change Maker is:1) someone who stands up for

rights.2) someone who changes

things that are unfair.3 an inventor.

Wind Tunnel - A wind tunnel is

a small space with wind that

comes from a fan. They put amodel airplane in the tunnel to

see what wind does to the

wings.

Rudder - A rudder is the tail ofan airplane. A rudder that can

move helps the pilot steer the

plane.

Pitch - when the plane is taking

off, the nose needs to be

pointing up and not down.

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