1. EAL Nexus Resource The first aeroplane flight Story cards Subject:
History
Age group:
5 - 7
Topic:
Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
© Bell Educational Trust EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials
This resource was originally developed by L. Webster and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

2. The story of the Wright brothers

3. Orville and Wilbur Wright were brothers.

4. When they were boys, their father gave them a toy helicopter.

5. They sold and repaired bicycles. But they wanted to know about flying.

6. They studied aeronautics.

7. They made kites.

8. They wanted to make an airplane. They studied how birds fly.

9. In 1900, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew a glider at a place called Kitty Hawk. It was the first glider with a pilot. But they wanted to make a better glider.

10. In 1901 they made a bigger glider. But it often spun out of control.

11. On 17 December 1903 they flew an aeroplane called ‘The Flyer’
On 17 December 1903 they flew an aeroplane called ‘The Flyer’. It had an engine.

12. The first flight on lasted 12 seconds and went 120 feet
The first flight on lasted 12 seconds and went 120 feet. The fourth flight lasted 59 seconds and went 852 feet.

13. Image attributions
Orville Wright: Public domain image of Orville Wright, taken in 1905.
Wilbur Wright: By Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Wright brothers: By Photoprint copyrighted by Cole & Co. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
A toy helicopter: By Gwafton (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
A bicycle company: 350z33 at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( or GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons
Studied aeronautics: Public domain via pixabay
A kite: By Johann Michael Voltz (Illustration), Johann Carl Bock (engraving) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Birds in flight: Public domain by Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Flew a glider: By (unknown) ( [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Bigger glider: By Orville Wright? ([1] Library of Congress) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The 1903 aeroplane: By John T. Daniels [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Stop watch: By Hydrargyrum (enwiki) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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