First Year/First Time Students

COURSE SYLLABUS Aerospace 100 (28.001100) First Year/First Time Students Dunwoody High School

Teacher(s): Lt Col Bennett – Academics and Leadership Phone Number: 678-874-8628 (Lt Col Bennett) Chief Master Sergeant Scott – Leadership, Drill and Physical 678-874-8615 (CMSgt Scott) Training Email: [email protected] Room Number 1510 [email protected] Semester: First Semester, 2016-2017 Tutorial Days: Tuesday & Thursday Textbook: A Journey into Aviation History Units 1-4– Academics Traditions, Wellness, and Foundations of Tutorial Hours: 3:30-5:00 Citizenship Units 1-2 - Leadership Textbook Price: $10.00 AS1/$5.00 LE1 Tutorial Location: Room 1510

Department Philosophy: To build better citizens by providing every student opportunities for success in school and their community.

Course Description: Academics - This is the first Aerospace Science course for all new cadets. It is an aviation history course focusing on the development of flight throughout the centuries. The aviation history course provides students a background of the development of flight from early myths to the present as part of an historical overview of American warfare. Students will focus on aviation issues, objectives, strategy, technology, scientific advances, forces, milestones, and assessments. Students examine major figures in aviation history while investigating the heritage of flight, the development of air power through the use of scientific knowledge, the historic role of airpower during wartime, aerospace aviation technological advances, and contemporary aviation. Throughout the course, there are readings, videos, hands-on activities, and in-text and student workbook exercises to guide in the reinforcement of the materials.

Leadership –This section introduces cadets to the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) program providing a basis for progression through the rest of the AFJROTC program while instilling elements of good citizenship. It contains sections on cadet and Air Force organizational structure; uniform wear; customs, courtesies, and other military traditions; health and wellness; fitness; individual self-control; and citizenship. The Wellness/Physical Fitness portion will incorporate the Cadet Health and Wellness Program (CHWP). Drill per AFM 36-2203 (Chapters 1-7). Dress and Appearance per AFI 36-2903 (Chapters 1/3).

Course Prerequisites: None QCC/Standards/Objectives: Course Outline: Week 1: Topic: Discovering Flight 1-1 Week 10: Topic: Power in World War II 4-2 Standard: PS-AFAH-1: Students will Standard: PS-AFAH-10: Students will understand historical continuity and change identify the significant developments of related to mankind’s early attempts to fly airpower as the flying force evolved during from ancient times, starting with the WWII. Chinese and going to DaVinci. Topic: Personal Behavior 2-3 Topic: Introduction to Air Force Junior Standard: PS-AFLEI-7. Students will ROTC 1-1 explain the main causes of stress and how to Standard: PS-AFLEI-1. Students will manage stress. explain the history of AFJROTC, the Topic: Military Traditions selection of commander and staff positions Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will and describe the cadet organization. summarize the history of the military Topic: Drill (Ch 1)/Physical Training uniform, recognize Air Force and Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress explain the importance of physical fitness, and personal appearance standards required the measures of physical fitness when wearing the uniform demonstrate how to plan and execute Topic: Drill(Ch 5)//Physical Training physical fitness plan. Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute physical fitness plan. Topic: The Propeller Era in Commercial Topic: The Early Days of Flight 1-2 Flight.5-1 Standard: PS-AFAH-2: Students will Standard: PS-AFAH-11: Students will investigate the development of lighter- describe the history of commercial aircraft than-air flight. and the key developments in aircraft and use Topic: Introduction to Air Force Junior that occurred through the years. ROTC. 1-1 Topic: Positive decisions 2-3 Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will summarize the history of the military summarize the history of the military uniform, recognize Air Force and Week 2: Week 11: uniform, recognize Air Force and AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress and personal appearance standards required and personal appearance standards required when wearing the uniform. when wearing the uniform Topic: Drill(Ch 1)//Physical Training Topic: Drill(Ch 6)//Physical Training Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will explain the importance of physical fitness, explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness the measures of physical fitness demonstrate demonstrate how to plan and execute how to plan and execute physical fitness physical fitness plan. plan. Topic: The Wright Brothers 2-1 Topic: The Jet Era in Commercial Flight 5- Standard: PS-AFAH-3: Students will 2 analyze the specific ideas and beliefs that Standard: PS-AFAH-11: Students will lead to the success of the Wright brothers describe the history of commercial aircraft in achieving heavier-than-air flight. and the key developments in aircraft and use Topic: Introduction to Air Force Junior that occurred through the years. ROTC and Military Uniform 1-2 Topic: Personal Behavior 2-4 Standard: PS-AFLEI-3. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-7. Students will explain historic customs and courtesies, explain the main causes of stress and how to when and how to salute and the use of manage stress. correct military titles Topic: Military Traditions Topic: Military Traditions Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Week 3: Week 12: Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will summarize the history of the military summarize the history of the military uniform, recognize Air Force and uniform, recognize Air Force and AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress and personal appearance standards required and personal appearance standards required when wearing the uniform when wearing the uniform Topic: Drill(Ch 6)//Physical Training Topic: Drill(Ch 2)//Physical Training Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will explain the importance of physical fitness, explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness demonstrate the measures of physical fitness how to plan and execute physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute plan. physical fitness plan. Week 4: Topic: Developing Aircraft 2-2 Week 13: Topic: Air Force Beginnings Through the Standard: PS-AFAH-4: Students will Korean War 6-1 analyze the specific ideas and beliefs that Standard: PS-AFAH-12: Students will lead to the success of other pilots and identify the significance of a separate Air inventors following the Wright brothers in Force and the major defense contributions 1903 until World War I. made by the Air Force during the first sixty Topic: Customs and Courtesies 1-3 years it existed. Standard: PS-AFLEI-4. Students will Topic: Personal Behavior Violence 2-5 summarize the meaning and purpose of Standard: PS-AFLEI-10. Students will attitude, discipline, respect and integrity in explain why and how to seek preventive AFJROTC health care services and identify the roles of Topic: Military Traditions various health organizations, including Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will government agencies. summarize the history of the military Topic: Military Traditions uniform, recognize Air Force and Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will summarize the history of the military AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress uniform, recognize Air Force and and personal appearance standards required AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress when wearing the uniform and personal appearance standards required Topic: Drill(Ch 2)//Physical Training when wearing the uniform Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Topic: Drill(Ch 7)//Physical Training explain the importance of physical fitness, Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will the measures of physical fitness explain the importance of physical fitness, demonstrate how to plan and execute the measures of physical fitness demonstrate physical fitness plan. how to plan and execute physical fitness plan. Topic: The Vietnam War and Other Topic: Air Power in World War I 2-3 Military Operations 6-2 Standard: PS-AFAH-5: Students will Standard PS-AFAH-12: Students will explain the contributions aircraft and pilots identify the significance of a separate Air had during WWI and how the aircraft Force and the major defense contributions revolutionized war. made by the Air Force during the first sixty Topic: Military Traditions years it existed. Standard: PS-AFLEI-4. Students will Topic: Health Smart 3-1 summarize the meaning and purpose of Standard: PS-AFLEI-11. Students will attitude, discipline, respect and integrity in explain how to choose and maintain a AFJROTC healthful diet and use resources to make Topic: Attitude 1-4 healthful dietary decisions. Week 5: Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Week 14: Topic: Military Traditions summarize the history of the military Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will uniform, recognize Air Force and summarize the history of the military AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress uniform, recognize Air Force and and personal appearance standards required AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress when wearing the uniform and personal appearance standards required Topic: Drill(Ch3)//Physical Training when wearing the uniform Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Topic: Drill(Ch 7)//Physical Training explain the importance of physical fitness, Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will the measures of physical fitness explain the importance of physical fitness, demonstrate how to plan and execute the measures of physical fitness demonstrate physical fitness plan. how to plan and execute physical fitness plan. Topic: Global Interventions From 1990 6-3 Standard: PS-AFAH-12: Students will Topic: The Barnstormers 3-1 identify the significance of a separate Air Standard: PS-AFAH-6: Students will Force and the major defense contributions identify the significance of and major made by the Air Force during the first sixty contributions of the barnstormers after years it existed. WWI. Topic: Nutrition 3-2 Topic: Ethics 1-5 Standard: PS-AFLEI-12. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will explain how to prepare for and what to do in summarize the history of the military a medical emergency. uniform, recognize Air Force and Topic: Military Traditions Week 6: AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress Week 15: Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will and personal appearance standards required summarize the history of the military when wearing the uniform uniform, recognize Air Force and Topic: Drill(Ch 3)//Physical Training AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will and personal appearance standards required explain the importance of physical fitness, when wearing the uniform the measures of physical fitness Topic: Drill(Ch 1-7)//Physical Training demonstrate how to plan and execute Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will physical fitness plan. explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute physical fitness plan. Week 7: Topic: Flight Goes Mainstream 3-2 Week 16: Topic: : The Solar System and Some Early Astronomers 7-1 Standard: PS-AFAH-13: Students will understand the significance of space Standard: PS-AFAH-7: Students will exploration. identify the significance of trans-Atlantic Topic: Physical Activity 3-3 flight and the contributions of Charles Standard: PS-AFLEI-14. Students will Lindberg and Amelia Earhart to flying. explain how to eat healthfully, the health Topic: Social Etiquette 1-6 risks of eating disorders, and how to seek Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will help for an eating disorder. summarize the history of the military Topic: Military Traditions uniform, recognize Air Force and Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress summarize the history of the military and personal appearance standards required uniform, recognize Air Force and when wearing the uniform AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress Topic: Drill(Ch 4)//Physical Training and personal appearance standards required Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will when wearing the uniform explain the importance of physical fitness, Topic: Drill(Ch 1-7)//Physical Training the measures of physical fitness Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will demonstrate how to plan and execute explain the importance of physical fitness, physical fitness plan. the measures of physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute physical fitness plan. . Topic: Commercial Flight, Airmail, and Topic: Rocketry and the Space Race 7-2 Helicopters 3-3 Standard: PS-AFAH-13: Students will Standard: PS-AFAH-8: Students will understand the significance of space identify the significance of the further exploration. development of commercial aircraft. Topic: Your Body 3-4 Topic: Military Traditions Standard: PS-AFLEI-17. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-6. Students will explain the dangers of alcohol, ways to summarize and apply rules of etiquette and avoid using alcohol, and when and how to explain how to maintain appropriate seek help for alcohol-related issues personal hygiene and grooming Topic: Military Traditions Topic: Personal Behavior 2-1 Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Week 8: Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Week 17: summarize the history of the military summarize the history of the military uniform, recognize Air Force and uniform, recognize Air Force and AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress and personal appearance standards required and personal appearance standards required when wearing the uniform when wearing the uniform Topic: Drill(Ch 1-7)//Physical Training Topic: Drill(Ch 4)//Physical Training Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will explain the importance of physical fitness, explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness demonstrate the measures of physical fitness how to plan and execute physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute plan. physical fitness plan. Week 9: Topic: The Army Air Corps 4-1 Week 18: Topic: The Space Program 8-1 Standard: PS-AFAH-9: Students will Standard: PS-AFAH-14: Students will learn the history of the Air Corps and the identify the significant scientific and resultant organizations that preceded the technological developments of the space Air Force. race. Topic: Managing Stress 2-2 Topic: Review and Final Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will Standard: PS-AFLEI-18. Students will summarize the history of the military summarize the history and courtesies uniform, recognize Air Force and rendered to the flag of the United States and AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress the National Anthem. They will be able to and personal appearance standards required explain the history of the Great Seal of the when wearing the uniform United States, the Air force Seal, the Pledge Topic: Drill(Ch 5)//Physical Training of Allegiance and the American’s Creed. Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will Topic: Military Traditions explain the importance of physical fitness, Standard: PS-AFLEI-2. Students will summarize the history of the military uniform, recognize Air Force and AFJROTC insignia, and explain the dress and personal appearance standards required the measures of physical fitness when wearing the uniform demonstrate how to plan and execute Topic: Drill(Ch 1-7)//Physical Training physical fitness plan. Standard: PS-AFLEI-13. Students will explain the importance of physical fitness, the measures of physical fitness demonstrate how to plan and execute physical fitness plan.

Grading Scale* Area Percentage Academics 40% Leadership 40% Physical Training 20%

Required Materials: AFJROTC uniform, PT Uniform, Cadet Guide/Handbook, pencils (or pens) and paper.

Classroom Expectations: Follow school rules posted and follow rules outlined in the Cadet Guide. Disruptive behavior in the classroom will cause points to be deducted from a cadet’s leadership grade.

Late Assignments: Each cadet is responsible for contacting the instructor and getting their missed work when returning to school from an excused absence. The assignments must be completed within three (3) days of their return from an excused absence. A grade of zero (0) will be given for all work not made up within this three day period. If the absence includes a uniform wear day (Tuesday) then the cadet must wear their uniform upon the first day of their return to school. Full credit for missed work is only given for excused absences. Unexcused absences will not receive an opportunity to make-up worked missed.

Make-up Policy: Make-up for missed work must be scheduled with the instructor. This work can only be completed outside of the normal class hours.

Re-do Policy: Students are encouraged to re-do academic assignments until they get it right.

Incomplete Assignments: An "I" will be given for assignments that were attempted but fell short of meeting acceptable course/grading standards. Students will be given an opportunity to re-do the assignment to meet the course/grading standards.

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