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CK-12 Foundation

Airplane

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How does an airplane control its take off and descent? Scholars explore the forces acting on an airplane and control the angle of attack, wing profile, thrust, and airplane size. They learn about lift, drag, thrust, gravity, and the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy 100th Birthday Airplane

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research the Wright Brothers and their plane. In this airplane history lesson, students use a hotlist of sites to research and create an airplane. A question is provided for each site.
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Kenan Fellows

Weight and Balance of an Airplane

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A career in aeronautics might be calling your class members. Building from the previous two lessons in the series, learners continue analyzing the mathematics of aeronautics. Groups create a paper airplane using paperclips for balance....
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Teach Engineering

Airplane Tails and Wings: Are You in Control?

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Keep everything under control. The lesson, the 16th segment in a 22-part unit, provides a more detailed look at the parts of a plane, specifically the control surfaces. Pupils learn about the construction of the wings and the tails and...
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EngageNY

Expert Research Groups: How the Traffic Signal and Airplane Met Society’s Needs, Part 2

For Teachers 5th Standards
Ready, set, act! Using the fun resource, pupils patriciate in a vocabulary charades activity to practice key terms from the unit. Next, scholars work in expert research groups to read an article about the invention of the traffic signal...
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Teach Engineering

Better By Design

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Which modification is the best? Using the scientific method, pairs determine the effects of each control surface on the distance of a glider's flight. The activity, section 16 in a 22-part unit on aviation, allows pupils to gain a better...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Making the "best" airplane

For Students 4th - 6th
In this airplane worksheet, students compare the mass of an airplane to the mass of a paper clip airplane to see if the mass determines the best flight. Students complete 5 trials for each.
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Curated OER

Paper Dart Airplane

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars create a paper dart airplane and measure its flight pattern. In this flight instructional activity, students follow the included directions to build their own paper airplane. The young scholars change the aileron...
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Curated OER

Airplane Design

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design an airplane. In this transportation instructional activity, students review the parts of an airplane and their functions. Students work in groups to design their own airplane, reflect on the ideal plane, and compare it to...
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Curated OER

Forces on an Airplane and Resulting Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read from a NASA Web-based textbook, then students demonstrate an understanding of the text by answering questions about the forces on an airplane and their resulting motions.
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Curated OER

Listening to Airplane Announcements in Movies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to and practice in comprehending airplane announcements. They determine the predictability of these announcements.
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Curated OER

Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering: Build a Paper Airplane

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm what it is like to fly on an airplane and discuss the parts of a plane. Students construct a paper plane of their own, decorate it, have a competition, and discuss the importance of each part of a plane and the role...
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Curated OER

Graphing the Four Forces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using the Cartesian coordinate system, future flight experts plot points to determine whether or not an airplane will fly. With the four forces of weight, lift, drag, and thrust represented in different quadrants, your physics learners...
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EngageNY

Expert Research Groups: How the Traffic Signal and Airplane Met Society’s Needs, Part 3

For Teachers 5th Standards
Pupils work in expert research groups, reading an informational article about an invention and completing a note-catcher worksheet. Afterward, scholars work in triads to answer questions based on the text.
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Curated OER

Airplane Parts Problem Set

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners identify the parts of an airplane and determine the part(s) of an airplane that cause a specfic action.
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Curated OER

Airplane Parts/Functions Problem Sets

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students label and describe the functions of the parts of an airplane. They access a NASA Web-based textbook and read a series of lessons before labeling the parts of an airplane.
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Curated OER

Balsa Wood Airplane Flight and Speed Correlation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders calculate the average speed of their balsa wood airplane. In this physics lesson plan, 9th graders build their own airplane and make necessary modifications to to make it fly straight. They interpret distance and time graph...
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Curated OER

Paper Airplane Activity

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders select and build one of five different paper airplane designs and test them for distance and for time aloft. Part of this activity is designed to explore NASA developed software, FoilSim, with respect to the lift of an...
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Curated OER

Math: Will The Airplane Get Off the Ground?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use data from real-life models to calculate and compare the force required for an airplane of a given weight to become airborne. They use a graphing calculator to evaluate data and use the World Wide Web to access data.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Trace and Color: Airplane

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this transportation-themed coloring worksheet, students color the picture of an airplane and then practice printing the word airplane by tracing the dotted lines.
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Curated OER

The Invention of the Airplane

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the history of the airplane and the Wright brothers.  For this aviation lesson students examine the Wright brothers stories and kites.
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Curated OER

Mother Goose Caboose-- Airplane

For Students Pre-K - K
In this Mother Goose airplane worksheet, students read a rhyme about an airplane. Students cut out 7 pieces and paste them on another paper to create a plane.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Tracing Upper Case Letter A: Airplane Landing Strip

For Students Pre-K - K
In this letter A learning exercise, students use a pencil to follow the direction arrows and trace one large example of upper case letter A. Students see that the letter looks like a landing strip for an airplane.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Airplane ABCs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this dot to dot activity worksheet, students practice alphabetical order as they connect the dots with the letter a to z. The finished picture is an airplane.

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