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- 11th - 12th
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Students read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook and then demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to calculating drag of both full-sized and model gliders. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students, after reading the Drag Equation page from the NASA Web site, demonstrate an understanding of this equation and how drag is dependent on the variables included in the equation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students, after reading the Drag Equation page from the NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of this equation and how drag is dependent on the variables included in the equation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students create their own boatout of styrofoam and a sail out of cloth. They use a fan to create wind and examine how drag works. They discuss vocabulary terms involved in the experiment. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students experience the force of drag, the reduction of drag, and the force of lift in this experiment. They hold up a large cardboard when the wind blows and they feel the large force of drag. When the board is turned sideways, they feel the lift. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the effect of drag on an airplane. They are introduced to how to conserve energy. They discover the relationship between drag and shape of an object. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students work together to examine the role of drag on falling objects. They develop a variety of shapes out of paper to determine how size and shape affects speed. They discover how engineers use this type of information to help with airplane drag. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students engage in a lesson which explores the drag force on airplanes. They are introduced to the concept of conservation of energy and how it relates to drag. Students explore the relationship between drag and the shape, speed and size of an object. Students see that engineers calculate the drag on an airplane by using information about the size, shape and speed of the airplane. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students demonstrate how drag affects falling objects. They create a variety of shapes out of paper, conduct an experiment in which they observe how size, shape, and weight affects the speed with which their paper shapes fall, and record the results on a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students simulate the complex processes associated with air drag. They list the variables that contribute to the calculation of air drag and predict the effect of changing variables within the simulation. Full Review »
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