Cross-Curricular Connections

Near the end of “Wings”, Daedalus builds pairs of wings for himself and his son, Icarus. They fly out of their prison on their wings. Human beings dreamed of being able to fly for a long time before the Orville and Wilbur Wright made their plane fly. Click on the link below to learn about the Wright brothers and to learn about the proper design of airplane wings.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wright/airborne.html

“Wings” ends on the island of Sicily where King Cocalus defends Daedalus from the angry King Minos. Today Sicily is part of the country of Italy. Click on the link below to see some recent photographs of Sicily.

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/photos-sicily_agirulturalpastures.html