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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Two Dimensional Air Drop Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do Red Cross pilots manage to drop loads of supplies from airplanes on a specific target? This simulation will illustrate this example of projectile motion.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Civilian Aviation

For Students 9th - 10th
Even after Lindbergh's famous solo flight, he continued to explore flight and its possibilities. Look inside the Sirius cockpit and then pack up yourself to fly around the world. One problem, however, you only can take on a limited...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Adaptations for Aeronautical Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern...