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Beginner’s Guide to Aerodynamics

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Diagram of an airplane

Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

History, Physical Science, Flight, Flight and Aeronautics, Physics

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities, Websites

Find out how airplanes work. Why does a wing change shape on takeoff and landing? How do jet engines work? Discover the basic math and physics that govern the design and flight of model rockets.
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