Has your child ever wondered how things fly? In this module your child will find out. Through reading and experimentation, your child will learn about the properties of air and the aerodynamics of flight. Your child will also find out about flying in a hot air balloon as he or she reads a book called Hot Air Henry. This module will provide many opportunities for your child to create his or her own flying things.
PLEASE NOTE: The following textbooks are referred to in this course. Stock may be low or depleted already. Students need to purchase their own from local libraries, publishers, or online book stores:
What Helps a Bird to Fly (ISBN-10: 0-7685-0406-6 or ISBN-13: 978-0-7685-0406-4)
Kites (ISBN-10: 0-17-619318-9 or ISBN-13: 978-0-17-619318-8)
Hot Air Henry (ISBN-10: 0-688-04068-3 or ISBN-13: 978-0-688-04068-0)
Angela's Airplane (ISBN-10: 1-55037-026-X or ISBN-13: 978-1-55037-026-3)
REMEMBER to order the shared resources for the Grade 2 Program. They can be found under the separate heading titled, "Grade 2 Shared Resources".
PLEASE NOTE: References are made to web-based resources throughout the DES Primary Program materials. Access to these web resources is not available with the purchase of the DES Primary Program materials. To receive access to these web resources, students need to be registered with a BC Distance Education School.
If you have questions about the DES Primary Program materials, contact Open School BC's Customer Service at 250-356-2820, 1-888-883-4766 (toll-free) or info@openschool.bc.ca
** indicates a Print-on-Demand product. These items are non-returnable.
