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- Welcome to WEDU Quest.

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I'm Dr. Shannon McQuaig.

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Pasco county schools have 
created an uplifting new way

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of supporting STEM education.

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It's the mobile aviation lab.

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Fifth graders at Pineview 
Elementary in Land o'Lakes,

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Florida were introduced 
to flight simulation,

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virtual reality, 
unmanned robotic systems,

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and the physics of flight.

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(electronic music)

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- I came up with the 
concept of having this

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aviation mobile lab so that 
all kids in Pasco County

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could get an opportunity 
to engage, explore,

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and get them exposed to 
these concepts of aviation

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and aerospace.

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- In our county we had currently 
nine elementary schools

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that are in the feeder 
pattern that have aviation

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equipment, but I saw 
such an impact on the

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student achievement with 
that that we thought

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maybe it would be great 
if we could get it to

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all of the students 
in Pasco County.

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- [Narrator] Four stations 
were created where small groups

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of six students would 
receive hands-on experiential

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learning.

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It starts with 
flight simulation.

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- [Terry] We have fabricated 
the bus to have six flight

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simulators on it, running 
Lockheed Martin's prepared

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3D software.

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The students get an 
opportunity to fly real live

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flight simulators where 
they get a chance to

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operate the yoke and really 
get a feel for flight

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and what flight is all about.

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- [Narrator] The students also 
program drones to navigate

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a martian landscape.

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- We also have unmanned systems.

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So we have them 
operating drones,

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but with the drones, 
we're tying in coding.

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So I really believe that 
coding is important.

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And it's a skill that 
students need to survive,

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and our country needs 
students that are

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very involved with 
computer science.

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- [Narrator] Virtual reality 
is used to teach students

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about flight.

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- The students are going 
into a virtual world

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and learning about lift 
and drag and thrust

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and really the 
physics of flight,

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and learning how these 
monstrosity of air vehicles

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get into the air.

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So they're learning 
the physics of flight

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through virtual reality.

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And then the fourth 
activity we have is tied to,

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it's 3D printing.

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So we take a little plane that 
we've 3D printed in-house.

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They're constructing the 
plane and then they are

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testing different wing 
shapes to see how that plane

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goes through the air, 
measuring distances.

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And then they're doing 
averaging of which wing?

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Was it the elliptical?

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Was it swept wing 
that flew the furthest

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after they do trials with that.

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- Wanna go over 
here to primitives.

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- [Narrator] The lessons were 
taught by the fifth graders'

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own teachers.

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- Ms. Randall was our first 
classroom that came in

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when we came to Pineview 
Elementary School here.

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And she was really excited.

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She got the kids excited,

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and they were all engaged.

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Ms. Randall was really 
good about encouraging them

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and just listening and 
giving a lot of feedback

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and some really great 
critical thinking strategies

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with the questioning 
that she gave to them.

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The way that they were 
talking and connecting,

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they were learning 
lots of aha moments.

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- This is almost like 
something you would see,

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like a parachute, right?

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Or one of those gliders.

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You have all types of 
kiddos in every class

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and all types of personalities,

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and all different 
ways of learning.

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And they all latched on.

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Some of them, their favorite 
was the flight simulator,

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some of them was 
the jumping sumo,

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some of them absolutely 
liked putting those planes

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together, and they were 
fixated on that 3D printer.

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Many really, truly enjoyed 
the virtual reality goggles.

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And some of them have 
had experience with

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virtual reality goggles, so 
to actually have something

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that they see as fun but 
placed in a learning mode

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was awesome.

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- [Narrator] Computer aided 
design, or CAD software,

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helped the students design 
planes that would actually fly.

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- All of our iPads were 
preloaded with an app,

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so they were able 
to design a plane.

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So they went to glider here.

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And then you double tap there.

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And then they were able 
to pick out a stabilizer

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and the type of wings that 
they would have put on there.

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- [Narrator] The 
students connected

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with this hands-on 
approach to aviation.

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- They all just 100% 
engaged, and they knew that

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there was a goal, 
and I think that made

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all the difference.

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- Students like Corina, who 
is absolutely determined

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to find a solution, and 
so proud of herself.

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Comments that she made 
along the way were

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"oh, I got it.

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"Oh I'm so smart.

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"I know what I did wrong now."

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And then modifying 
and fixing it.

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- You got to connect 
the drone to your iPad

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and kind of like code 
your drone to go through

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a obstacle course.

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The first thing you 
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to go around a volcano and 
jump through this hoop.

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You kind of have to make 
sure the angles are right

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because if you get 
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you can have it be turning 
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than you wanted to turn.

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- I think my favorite station 
was the 3D printer planes

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'cause you printed 
your plane and you test

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the different wingspans 
and aerodynamics.

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You would use a rubber 
band and a binder

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and you would pull the 
plane back and slingshot it

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and see how far it went 
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- [Narrator] These aviators 
of the future came away

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wanting to share what 
they'd learned with others.

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- I'd tell them you 
gotta do it soon.

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It's probably my most 
fun day at school.

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- It's very fun learning 
about all the different

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kind of academics 
and stuff while doing

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hands-on activities.

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- [Narrator] The students of 
Ms. Randall's class have earned

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their wings.

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They've proven their abilities 
in the STEM aviation lab.

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- I'm going to present each 
of you with your wings.

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So thank you.

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Congratulations.

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- I know that this week I 
had four kids take out books

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on how to fly and planes 
and pilots after this.

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So it just lit a 
fire in some of them.

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I think it's a great seed 
to plant at this age.

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- Just the ability for 
them to really stick

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with something and feel 
confident and fixing

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those things and modifying 
things until they get it

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exactly right and 
then seeing the pride

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that they have when they 
accomplish that goal

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is just huge.

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- You know, you're exposing 
them and opening up

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their minds and letting 
them know the possibilities

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that are out there.

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And we've kind of lit a 
fire under these kids,

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and that's what it's about.

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Just getting them thinking 
about what their future

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could hold.

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- Quest for more 
flight information,

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visit 
pasco.k12.fl.us/cte/aviation.