The Wright Brothers and Flight

The Wright Brothers and Flight

5th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can describe the Wright brothers' contributions to flight.

  • 1

    Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous for inventing the first successful heavier than air aircraft.

  • 2

    The Wright brothers experimented with gliders in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina because it had strong winds and sandy beaches.

  • 3

    In 1903, Orville Wright piloted the Wright Flyer for the first successful flight that lasted twelve seconds.