In this section the focus is on the application of instructional design strategies and tactics to facilitate learning among diverse learners. The target audience for the educational sections of the Commercial Aircraft poster is grades 5-8. The concept activities are presented on two levels to accommodate for individual ability differences and experience levels found in classrooms. The science challenge is designed to support the National Mathematics and Science Content Standards and to provide an opportunity for the learner to apply the concept to a novel situation. Finally, the Learning Windows Section serves as an assessment tool which the educator and student can use to evaluate achievement level(s).

This activity has students apply mathematics computations to set up and solve proportions involving wing span and length of famous airplanes.

Materials	See airplane dimensions below or create your own.
Procedure	Give students the actual figures. Have them determine what a model size (wing length; wing span) for those parts would be.
Airplane Dimensions	Example: What would the wing length of this model, 1/40th in scale, be to the actual plane? A. Wright Brothers (1903) Wing span: 13.3 m Length: 6.4m (Answer: . 1 6m)   B. Douglas Chicago (1924) Wing span: 15.2 m Length: 10.8m (Answer: .27m)   C. FOKKER T-2 (1923) Wing span: 23.3 m Length: 15m (Answer: .375m)   D. FOKKER Josephine Ford (1929) Wingspan: 19.3 m Length: 15m (Answer: .375m)

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