Aviation History - World War I - Dog Fight - Central
Greene County Career Center Social Studies Teacher
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DOGFIGHT PROJECT
CENTRAL POWERS

Day 1 -
AIM - Select team for Dog Fight Project

AGENDA
1. Aircraft Weapon -
2. Ace (select 2) -
3. Bomber - 
4. Sausage Buster -
5. Fighter Aircraft (select 2) -
6. Engine -

ADAPTATION
Team captain will select member
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Days 2 and 3

AIM Identify the best WW I Era Aviators and airplanes

AGENDA
Research
1. Conduct research on your role using the WW1 Aerodrome research link - http://www.theaerodrome.com/ and Century of Flight - Aviation During World War I - http://www.century-of-flight.net/new%20site/frames/WW1_frame.htm
2. Select your TOP THREE BEST and compare it to the enemy's best. Make sure no one on your team has made the same selection.
3. Tell your top three to your instructor for points.

ASSESSMENT
By collaboration and analysis, I can identify the best Central aviators and aircraft of WWI

ADAPTATION
Team roles, small group collaboration
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Days 4 and 5

AIM Identify the best Aviators and aircraft of WWI

AGENDA
Create 5 Power Point slides
a. Slide 1 - Identify your choice including name, country, year
b. Slide 2 - Detail in 2 paragraphs a brief history of your choice.
c. Slide 3 - Create a comparison/contrast chart explaining the pro's of your choice and the con's of enemy
d. Slide 4 -What if your choice had not existed? how would it have impacted the outcome of the war?
e. Slide 5 - Title the slide Works Cited. Cut and paste your research links into Slide 5

ASSESSMENT
I can organize a presentation that supports my argument about the best Central Aviators and aircraft of WWI

ADAPTATION
Team roles, small group presentation
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Day 5

AIM Identify the best Aviators and aircraft of WWI

AGENDA
1. Download the Dogfight Score Sheet. Print the Score Sheet and check to make sure you're finished
2. Continue to make revisions if necessary.
3. Attach Presentation in Schoology
4. If you're finished help another student on your team finish his or her Power Point.
5. Bonus points if your team submits assignments on time

ASSESSMENT
I can identify the best Allied Aviators and aircraft of WWI and justify my answers.

ADAPTATION
Small group collaboration
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Days 8 and 9

AIM Present research findings as a team on WWI Aviators and aircraft

AGENDA
Dogfight - Presentation

ASSESSMENT
I can cite evidence to justify my selection of WWI Aviators and aircraft

*based on scoring rubric these will be the awards
Awards
Dogfight - Power Point - Winning team gets bonus points
Dogfight - Presentation - top presenter on each team gets bonus points. Best speaker has good eye contact, good volume, and "lives" in each slide. Note: Teams must be attentive to speaker, otherwise points will be deducted
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Academic Content Standards
Theme - American History
Topic - Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement
3. Historians develop theses and use evidence to support and refute positions.

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