Seaplane - Tour

Embark on a guided virtual tour of a historic seaplane, where users learn about its aviation milestones, structural components, and unique water-landing capabilities.

Category: Engineering
Grades: Grades 6-12
Variant: Guided
Standards: NGSS Engineering
Plays on: VRDesktopWeb

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Lab objectives and outcomes

Students will be able to identify the major structural components of the seaplane during the virtual tour.
Students will be able to explain how the seaplane's unique design features, such as its floats, enable its water-landing capabilities.
Students will be able to describe at least two significant aviation milestones associated with the historic seaplane.

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Suggested activities

Seaplane - Tour Quiz

Pre-assessment

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Seaplane - Tour Discussion

Post-assessment

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Track learner progress

Run this simulation with a class and watch it happen: who started, who finished, and how long each learner took. Drill into a run to see what they actually did.

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