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Criteria and Constraints in Aircraft Design Lesson PlanCriteria and Constraints in Aircraft Design Lesson Plan
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Criteria and Constraints in Aircraft Design

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Students investigate criteria and constraints for designing any aircraft. They define these terms and categorize a series of examples of both. Using the constraints and criteria set before them, they design and construct airplanes in small groups and present their ideas to the class.

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aircraft design, constraints, criteria, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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