Gloster Meteor the First British Jet Fighter of WWII
The first Allied jet fighter in WWII was a British Gloster Meteor aircraft. Let us take a journey learning about this amazing jet powered airplane.
Michael P. Bielas
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What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
This course will focus on the WWII British jet powered Meteor fighter and to teach the student about the aircraft exploits during the war and post war use. The historic significance during World War II, the facts about the different variants of the aircraft, and how the aircraft was used. There will be an attached note taking document with pictures to help the student learn and retain the information in this course. There is also a short video of the Meteor aircraft history. The desire of the teacher is to engage the students with questions and dialogue to help them further learn the material and answer questions. There will be no assigned homework in this class and the teaching style will be lecture via power point material with a few questions asked of the students.
Learning Goals
The learning goals of this course will focus on the WWII British jet powered Meteor fighter and to teach the student about the aircraft exploits during the war and post war use.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
There will be no overt violence shown or discussed in this class. There will be a short You Tube video shown in the class but no need to have a separate log in to view this material. It will be done within the OS classroom.
Supply List
There is a two-page note taker provided if the student desires to use it during class.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Resources:
Military Jet Aircraft, Michael Sharpe, 2018 Amber Books
Aviation History Online Museum: http://www.aviation-history.com/gloster/meteor.html
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
Joined September, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Arizona Teaching Certificate in Science
Bachelor's Degree from Embry Riddle University
The teacher has over 20 year experience in the USAF as a weather forecaster and is STEM certified teacher in AZ and just loves teaching about military aircraft.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
2-9 learners per class
