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The Design Your Own X-Plane cover shows a middle-school male student in front a yellow background, wearing a backpack and holding a tablet. Around him are drawings of arrows and a lightbulb, airplanes.

Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Informal Education

Subject

Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics

Type

Educator Guides, Hands-on Activities

Design Your Own X-Plane

In the Design Your Own X-Plane activity, students will learn what an X-plane is and how NASA uses X-planes for research. Then roll the dice to find out what features you will need to include on your own X-plane.

Design Your Own X-Plane