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\nUp, Up and Away! - Airplanes\n

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\nOh, if only Sir Isaac and Bernoulli could see us now. Even Orville and Wilbur would be amazed by what engineers have designed using their ideas. Next generation engineers put these principles to use as they use what they learn about...\n
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\nThe Tech Challenge 2016 lessons\n

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\nChallenge young flight engineers to design a flying device for Ant-Man, balloon crafts with neutral buoyancy, paper airplanes from different paper types, hoop gliders, and a launcher for ping pong balls. Although designed for the 2016...\n
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\nThe Everyday Science of Sports\n

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\nPhysical science juniors will enjoy this sensational enrichment on aerodynamics, especially if they are also sports fans! With a focus on physical features and behaviors, collaborative groups make observations on five different golf...\n
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\nExploring Aerodynamics\n

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\nStudents explore aerodynamics. In this aerodynamics lesson, students study the flight patterns of three paper airplanes and discover the underlying principles of aerodynamics. Resources and grade level modifications are present.\n
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\nBalancing Ball\n

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\nDemonstrate lift to the class that is studying aerodynamics. In the stream of air produced by a blow dryer, little physicists place a wad of tissue paper and a spherical figure to compare. Or, if you have a vacuum cleaner and beach ball,...\n
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\nBubble-ology and Bernoulli\n

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\nStudents explore aerodynamics and Bernoulli's principle by devising ways to keep bubbles aloft.\n
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\nScience of the Winter Olympic Games: Engineering Faster and Safer Bobsleds\n

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\nWhile your physical science class is studying mechanics, this would be a fabulous enrichment video for covering aerodynamics or friction. Mechanical engineers dedicate their time to developing Olympic-quality bobsleds to be as fast, but...\n
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\nAir and Aerodynamics\n

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\nIn this science activity, middle schoolers find the words that are related to the vocabulary of air and aerodynamics. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.\n
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\nAerodynamics\n

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\nLearners discover the basic principles of aerodynamics, including the roles and identity of natural forces involved. They examine how the force of gravity is overcome by the curved shape of an airplane wing and air pressure.\n
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\nScience: Flight Aerodynamics\n

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\nStudents apply the principles of aerodynamics by constructing styrofoam airplanes. By using simple tools and materials, they improve their spatial visualization abilities while increasing motor skills. After small groups of students...\n
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\nAerodynamics And Me\n

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\nSeventh graders design, construct, refine, and test cars that they build on the computer screen. They find the density of several objects using the techniques used to find volume. They measure various common objects to become more...\n
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\nAerodynamic Design\n

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\nLearners research aerodynamic design. In this aerodynamic design lesson, students investigate wind resistance on a car. Learners explore the reasons necessary for aerodynamic design.\n
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\nKite Experiments and Building Information\n

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\nStudents build their own kite following certain procedures. In this physics activity, students explain the aerodynamics concepts involved in flying kites. They trace the development of aviation.\n
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\nWright Again: 100 Years of Flight\n

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\nAspiring aeronautical engineers demonstrate different forces as they construct and test paper airplanes. This lesson plan links you to a website that models the most effective paper airplane design, an animation describing the forces...\n
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\nAirplane Mathematics\n

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\nThe history of aerodynamics is rich with experimentation and international collaboration. Author Joyce Bryant relays this dynamic past and provides math word problems using the formula of lift, the force that makes airplanes fly. She...\n
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\nBeginner's Guide to Aerodynamics\n

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\nStudents, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, you demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to questions involving the theories of how a wing produces lift.\n
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\nAerodynamics of a Boomerang\n

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\nPupils examine how aerodynamic forces affect the flight of aircraft, animals and sports balls and projectiles (like a javelin or boomerang). They discover the origins of the boomerang and early usage in hunting.\n
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\nAerodynamics of Cycling\n

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\nStudents study aerodynamic forces - lift and drag - and see how those forces affect cycling performance. They see how those forces are calculated and how\n
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\nAviation, Aeronautics and Aerodynamics\n

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\nStudents investigate the physics of flight through various experiments. For this physics lesson, students construct different flying objects. They explain the dynamics that make these object fly.\n
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\nWhy Do Boomerangs Come Back?\n

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\nHumans have been using boomerangs for at least 20,000 years. The video looks at the structure and use of the boomerang to analyze the aerodynamics involved. It stresses the importance to torque and the difficulty in throwing them...\n
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\nHow To Curve A Baseball Or Swing A Cricket Ball\n

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\nThrowing a curve ball can make or break a sporting game, but what is the scientific process for throwing this way? The video explains the Magnus force, aerodynamics, and the axis of rotation, and relates the science to both baseball and...\n
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\nGraphing the Four Forces\n

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\nUsing 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...\n
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\nAirplane Tails and Wings: Are You in Control?\n

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\nKeep 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...\n
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\nWhich 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...\n
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