Humans 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 correctly. 

Concepts

boomerangs, torque, aerodynamics

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Get a few boomerangs and allow students to take turns attempting to get the curve working correctly
• Watch a video of an airplane wing in a wind tunnel to view the way lift is generated

Classroom Considerations

• Remember to display the video so as not to show any comments that are inappropriate

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a list of sources in the notes section
• Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4