How Do Flies Fly?

Flies are outstanding aerialists as you would find out if you tried to swat a fly.

Flies can hover, move vertically, fly backwards and stand upside down on the ceiling.

Flies wings are not hooked together so they flap as opposites.

when you watch  a fly you can see drumstick shapes halters flapping up and down.

Flies move at amazingly high speeds a human equivalent would be patting your head and rubbing your stomach for a mile.

Flies only have two functional wings.

the other pair have shrunken into drumstick like organs called halters.

Halters function as gyroscopes that help flies orient themselves in flight.

Mechanical couplings helps flies keep their sense of rhythm.

When the front wings go up the halters go down.
When the front wings speed up so do the halters.

The fly's wings help the fly to fly.
Flying is a big part of a flies life.

Anneke's Maths

Kuaka The Marathon Bird

My Maths Learning.

  Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong is my hero because he was the first man on the moon and someday I want to go to the moon.

History

Before he went to the moon Neil was an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.

Neil was born on 5 August 1930, in Ohio, United States.

His father was a state auditor which meant the family moved every few years to a new Ohio town while Neil was growing up.

On The Moon

On December 23 1968 Neil was offered the command of the Apollo 11.

On July 21 2:56pm he was the first human ever to set foot on the moon.

It took Apollo 11 thats the spaceship that carried Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin to the moon 4 days, 6 hours and 45 minutes to the moon.

Korean War

In 1949 his studies were interrupted when he was called to serve in the Korean War. When Neil Armstrong was in the war he was a navy pilot and flew 78 combat missions. He left the service in 1952 and returned to college. A few years later, Neil Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which later became the National Aeronautics and space Administration (NASA).

Conclusion

In conclusion Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon and became very famous because of it.

My Self Portrait

WALT Paint a self portrait in the style of Henri Matisse.

Term 1 Learning Goal