Live Air Traffic
The Great Air Exploration
Flight Radar is a live programme with app versions for Apples and Android
Each yellow shape marks a real plane flying along a set route. By clicking on any plane, the route will show and a window with the picture of the model and make will appear which will also give you the flight statistics including height, speed and journey time. Look at planes near airports which are the blue markers and you may be able to see one land or take off. You can see the rate of climb or descent, see which bearing they are on and watch the speed increase or decrease.
The flights are being updated all the time by trackers all around the world so most of the data is current as of five minutes; sometimes more.
The types of planes and sizes are shown by the shapes of the yellow markers. You can see the big liners setting out across the oceans and also smaller planes on local flights. Each time you look you will see something different. You may be surprised to learn for example, how many cargo planes are flying and by looking over a period of time; when they tend to fly more.
Time zones around the world change and so you will need take these into account when comparing the planes 'real time' to your own. Wherever the plane is, the minutes past the hour will always be the same so you will know that a plane due to arrive (ETA) at 20 past the hour will be exactly so many hours ahead or behind GMT.
Follow this link to begin
http://www.flightradar24.com
Look for Flightradar24 in the App Store and Google Play for tablet versions
The Lexicon Learning Great Air Exploration
On the following pages are starter ideas for using Flight Radar 24 in the classroom. The intention however is to make Flight Radar 24 - GAE a regular feature on the Platform with ideas and discoveries from member schools. These can include projects in maths, literacy, geography etc. and we will share these for inspiration. We hope to make contacts with children in schools overseas to share ideas too.
So go to an airport near you, choose a plane and hop on board and explore the world.
Please send J2E file links to adrian@lexlearn.co.uk and look out for further updates in Platforms to come.
The Great Air Exploration
Flight Radar is a live programme with app versions for Apples and Android
Each yellow shape marks a real plane flying along a set route. By clicking on any plane, the route will show and a window with the picture of the model and make will appear which will also give you the flight statistics including height, speed and journey time. Look at planes near airports which are the blue markers and you may be able to see one land or take off. You can see the rate of climb or descent, see which bearing they are on and watch the speed increase or decrease.
The flights are being updated all the time by trackers all around the world so most of the data is current as of five minutes; sometimes more.
The types of planes and sizes are shown by the shapes of the yellow markers. You can see the big liners setting out across the oceans and also smaller planes on local flights. Each time you look you will see something different. You may be surprised to learn for example, how many cargo planes are flying and by looking over a period of time; when they tend to fly more.
Time zones around the world change and so you will need take these into account when comparing the planes 'real time' to your own. Wherever the plane is, the minutes past the hour will always be the same so you will know that a plane due to arrive (ETA) at 20 past the hour will be exactly so many hours ahead or behind GMT.
Follow this link to begin
http://www.flightradar24.com
Look for Flightradar24 in the App Store and Google Play for tablet versions
The Lexicon Learning Great Air Exploration
On the following pages are starter ideas for using Flight Radar 24 in the classroom. The intention however is to make Flight Radar 24 - GAE a regular feature on the Platform with ideas and discoveries from member schools. These can include projects in maths, literacy, geography etc. and we will share these for inspiration. We hope to make contacts with children in schools overseas to share ideas too.
So go to an airport near you, choose a plane and hop on board and explore the world.
Please send J2E file links to adrian@lexlearn.co.uk and look out for further updates in Platforms to come.
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