Week 2
Outline
Overview
Overview
Session 1
Session 1
Questions
Questions
What are the four forces affecting flight?
What is the Bernoulli Principle?
How do wings keep the airplane in the air?
What is the effect of weight and balance on flight?
Goal
Goal
To understand the four forces on flight
To understand the the Bernoulli Principle and how it affects flight
Activities
Activities
Four forces of flight interactive and discussion
Bernoulli activities
Weight and Balance Discussion
Create styrofoam gliders
Resources
Resources
Interactive
Background Reading
Glider Instructions
Outcomes
Outcomes
Journal
Constructed glider
Session 2
Session 2
Questions
Questions
What is an airfoil?
What is the optimum wing design?
How do wings work?
Goal
Goal
To understand what an airfoil is
To determine the best design for a wing and understand how wings work
Activities
Activities
Review of last session
Jigsaw activity on the four forces
Resources
Resources
Internet Research Sites
Outcomes
Outcomes
Presentation
Journal Notes