The History of Human Flight
What is the central idea of the 'Kites' section?
To introduce the simple start of aviation inventions.
What is the difference between snails and slugs?
Snails have shells, and slugs do not.
Snails live in forests, wetlands, and prairies.
True
"experimental" in paragraph 10 of The History of Flight
Of a new invention or product
Can you support this inference? Snails probably live longer than slugs since they do not have the shells for protection.
No, we cannot support this inference. Although slugs do not have shells, they have less to protect themselves from due to being able to fit into smaller, tighter spaces.
What is Leonardo da Vinci remembered for when it comes to aerodynamics?
His scientific contributions.
What is the central idea of the section 'What Do Snails Eat'?
Telling the different diets of different species of snails.
Snails are carnivores or herbivores.
False
"Prominent" in paragraph 4 of Everyday Creatures
What would have happened if Leonardo da Vinci's thousands of pages of notes had not been found?
People after him would have never gotten to see his models and methods. These contributions were significant to early flight. Not having them would have prolonged the invention of airplanes.
What is the difference between hot air balloons and airships?
Hot air balloons were unable to be steered. Airships were the beginning of navigating the air.
What is the purpose of the snail's radula?
The organ functions as a tiny scraper to eat food.
Snails can left handed or right handed.
True
"Pneumostone" in paragraph 5 of Everyday Creatures
A small hole in a snail's body that allows them to breath through nostrils
How do we know that people around the world had always envisioned and thought of human flight?
Early findings of flight were found in ancient literature. There were stories of people flying in the bible and greek mythology.
What caused Otto Lilienthal's fatal glider crash, later found out by inventors.
The Wright Brothers proved that his data for wing design was errored, causing the accident.
Where do snails live?
ALMOST EVERYWHERE
Without Otto Lilithanal's work, aviation would have taken much longer for humans to accomplish.
True
"Visionary" in paragraph 3 of The History of Flight
Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom
How would the world look different today if we did not have snails or slugs?
Small animals would not have such an ideal source of calcium. They would have to compete with each other since their food is so common, which would lead to a decrease in population. We would also know less about the world; we would not be informed of the environment before us.
What is the significance of the author using images in the passage?
To make connections between the development increasing of airplanes
Describe the evolution process of snails?
Snails first appeared as in saltwater environments. They then adapted to freshwater. Then, they evolved to pulmonates - Able to breath air.
Wilbur Wright was conflicted with the possibility of human aviation.
True
"Innovators" in paragraph 7 of The History of Flight
A person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products
What vision did Wilbur and Orville have when they began inventing the airplane? How was it different than what we think of airplanes today?
The brothers drew inspiration from gliders. Therefore, they probably envisioned something that was for single or double passengers that could travel for an extended period of time. They definitely were not thinking of flight attendants and first class seating!