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Drag and Aircraft Design cover showing the globe with various aircraft in flight around it.

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Physical Science, Measurement and Data Analysis, Flight and Aeronautics, Forces and Motion

Type

Hands-on Activities, Lesson Plans / Activities

The Drag and Aircraft Design is a single lesson with an introduction, four station activities to help students learn about drag and its influence on aircraft design.

Drag and Aircraft Design