Wright Brothers Scavenger Hunt

3rd Grade

Who are the Wright Brothers?

Click here to go to website:

http://wrightbrothers.info

Click on the Biography tab on the webpage

1. Name the two Wright brothers

Wilbur and Orville

Read the information under the Wilbur Wright heading

2. What did Wilbur show an interest in at a young age?

Mechanics of flight
3. What did Wilburs dad give them when they were young that they claimed
sparked their interest in aeronautics (the science of traveling through air)?
Toy helicopter
4. What did Wilbur become after their amazing invention and achievement?
A popular and celebrated speaker

TIME OUT!

Based on the last question, what do you think the brothers amazing invention was?

Who are the Wright Brothers? (continued)

On the same webpage, read the information under the Orville Wright heading

5. What did Orville start after dropping out of high school?

A printing business

Complete the sentences

6. He was a remarkable _________________________

Mechanic
7. It was _________________________ who was at the helm (steer) of the Wright Flyer
that took flight in December 1903.
Orville
 Take a look at the pictures at the bottom of the webpage!

What did they do?

Click here to go to website:

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers

Scroll to the LAST paragraph under the Early Life heading and read the
information

8. What did the brothers start in 1889?

Started there own newspaper, the West Side News
9. What did the brothers open in 1892?
A bike shop

On the same webpage, read the information under the Developing the Airplane
heading

10. Whose research did the Wright Brothers follow closely?

German aviator, Otto Lilienthal
11. Why did the brothers go to Kitty Hawk, NC to develop their own airplane
design?
North Carolina was known for its strong winds
12. What concept did the brothers come up with?
Wing warping

Complete the sentence

13. The Wright Brothers found they had the magic formula on
________________________________________________________, they succeeded in flying
the first free, controlled flight of power-driven, heavier than air plane.
December 17, 1903

The Wright Brothers Memorial

Click here to go to website:

https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm

Read the information under the heading They Taught the World to Fly!
Click on the Places to Go tab
Name and describe 3 places you can visit at the Wright Brothers National Memorial
1.
2.
3.

If you finish early

Click here to go to YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAA0wiWaNW8

Sit back and enjoy a visual of the Wright Brothers taking their first flight!