Icarus and his father Daedalus modeled wings after bird's wings and constructed them out of feathers and wax. Icarus was warned that if he flew too high, the sun would melt the wax in his wings, and if he flew too low, the sea spray would soak his wings. Despite his father's warnings, Icarus flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned, where his body eventually washed ashore.
Icarus and his father Daedalus modeled wings after bird's wings and constructed them out of feathers and wax. Icarus was warned that if he flew too high, the sun would melt the wax in his wings, and if he flew too low, the sea spray would soak his wings. Despite his father's warnings, Icarus flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned, where his body eventually washed ashore.
Icarus and his father Daedalus modeled wings after bird's wings and constructed them out of feathers and wax. Icarus was warned that if he flew too high, the sun would melt the wax in his wings, and if he flew too low, the sea spray would soak his wings. Despite his father's warnings, Icarus flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned, where his body eventually washed ashore.
Worksheet Name: 1. What did Icarus and Daedalus model their wings after? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ 2. What were their wings made out of? __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ 3. What would happen to Icarus if he flew too high? Too low? __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ 4. Where did Icarus land and die? __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ 5. Draw a picture of Icarus flying too close to the sun.