Mar 30 - Apr 2 Learning Outcomes What Did Students Do? This Week in Grade 5 Science: Launching Our Flight Unit This week, we began our exciting new flight unit ! Students started by uncovering and sharing their background knowledge about flight, discussing what they already know about how things fly and what makes flying possible. To spark curiosity, students watched videos about different flying machines , including the creative and entertaining Red Bull Flugtag competition. This helped students see a wide range of designs and think about what makes some flying attempts more successful than others. Students then put their ideas into action by building their first paper airplanes . After testing their designs, they carefully observed how their planes performed and recorded their noticings and wonderings . This helped set the stage for inquiry and future improvements. We also began learning about the forces of flight , introducing key ideas that will gu...