Third Grade
Veteran's Day - Air Force - Design your Jet
Veterans Day is the day that we honor all the men and women that have served in the armed forces of our military. These men and women do a great many things for our nations while sacrificing much.
Veterans day began as Armistice Day. Armistice Day was when a ceasefire was signed before the end of World War I. It was held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This day was not the end of the war, but it was the day the fighting stopped.
In 1938 Armistice Day was turned into a legal holiday. At first this holiday was to celebrate only the veterans of World War I, but in 1954 they decided to make it a holiday to honor All Veterans. There are Six groups that make up our Armed Forces.
The Coastguard, The Navy, The Army, The Air Force, The Marines, The Space Force
Today we are going to discuss the Air Force. The Air Force is the branch of the military that handles our planes. This covers fighter planes, transport planes, and cargo planes. They are tasked with making our military mobile and quick to respond.
One interesting feature of the Air Force is the use of nicknames for the airplanes and callsigns for the pilots. Some examples of airplane nicknames are Able Dog, Banjo, Bat Plane, Chipmunk, Flying Bathtub, Flying Potato, Mighty Mite, Old Smokey, Scooter, and Viper.
Callsigns were the names for the pilots. Callsigns are given to each pilot by his peers. They often include the pilot’s last name, city they are from, or as a reminder of an error they had during training. Some examples of callsigns are
Beagle - Kept bouncing the plane around on landings like an excited beagle puppy.
Duck - Took a while to get the hang of evasive maneuvering. He was a sitting “duck”
Giggles - Female pilot that always laughed when getting in formation.
Grumpy - Not a morning person.
Legend - Failed an exam that no one had ever failed in history.
They also are responsible for surveillance and Intelligence that is used by other military forces.
The Air Force has put a lot of resources into research and development to create many things that we use today. One example is GPS. The Global Positioning System. This has become a staple used in everyday life by systems such as Google Maps.
Some other great inventions of the military include digital cameras, drones, ambulances, blood banks, blood transfusions, penicillin, epi pens, weather radar, duct tape, super glue, and even Canned Food. And probably the most used invention today, the Internet itself. All of these advancements were researched and created by the different branches of the military.
Veterans day began as Armistice Day. Armistice Day was when a ceasefire was signed before the end of World War I. It was held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This day was not the end of the war, but it was the day the fighting stopped.
In 1938 Armistice Day was turned into a legal holiday. At first this holiday was to celebrate only the veterans of World War I, but in 1954 they decided to make it a holiday to honor All Veterans. There are Six groups that make up our Armed Forces.
The Coastguard, The Navy, The Army, The Air Force, The Marines, The Space Force
Today we are going to discuss the Air Force. The Air Force is the branch of the military that handles our planes. This covers fighter planes, transport planes, and cargo planes. They are tasked with making our military mobile and quick to respond.
One interesting feature of the Air Force is the use of nicknames for the airplanes and callsigns for the pilots. Some examples of airplane nicknames are Able Dog, Banjo, Bat Plane, Chipmunk, Flying Bathtub, Flying Potato, Mighty Mite, Old Smokey, Scooter, and Viper.
Callsigns were the names for the pilots. Callsigns are given to each pilot by his peers. They often include the pilot’s last name, city they are from, or as a reminder of an error they had during training. Some examples of callsigns are
Beagle - Kept bouncing the plane around on landings like an excited beagle puppy.
Duck - Took a while to get the hang of evasive maneuvering. He was a sitting “duck”
Giggles - Female pilot that always laughed when getting in formation.
Grumpy - Not a morning person.
Legend - Failed an exam that no one had ever failed in history.
They also are responsible for surveillance and Intelligence that is used by other military forces.
The Air Force has put a lot of resources into research and development to create many things that we use today. One example is GPS. The Global Positioning System. This has become a staple used in everyday life by systems such as Google Maps.
Some other great inventions of the military include digital cameras, drones, ambulances, blood banks, blood transfusions, penicillin, epi pens, weather radar, duct tape, super glue, and even Canned Food. And probably the most used invention today, the Internet itself. All of these advancements were researched and created by the different branches of the military.
The Project
Prep - 30 Min.
Print - Copy Jet Template in the Office
Supplies
Prepare
Print - Copy Jet Template in the Office
Supplies
- White cardstock paper 9”w x 6”h
- Strips of red and blue construction paper 1” x 9”
- Watercolor Pencils
- Small Paint brushes to share
- Water cups to share
- Glue Sticks
- Black Sharpies
- Pencils
Prepare
- Using the Template of the Jet outline, make some full size prints. Copies are made in the front office.
- Cut the print out into the four jet pieces.
- Also cut blank card stock into 9"w x 6"h
- Cut 1" strips of the red and blue paper. (3 per student)
Project
- Using a pencil, have the students draw a jet on the white paper. You can use the “Art for Kids Hub” Jet video if you would like the students to try and draw their own jet. Stop at 4:30 when the initial line drawing is completed.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwAtcc_Yjc
- The outline needs to be traced over with Sharpie.
- Then the students can write a nickname on the Jet and a call sign below the jet with the sharpie.
- Have the kids color their Jet with the watercolor pencils.
- When their jet is colored, have the students wet the colored pencils with the paintbrush and water.
- Use the strips to write well wishes for our veterans and then glue the strips coming out behind the jet.
- Trim the white paper loosely around your jet leaving some white around the jet.