Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics, Forces and Motion
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students will engage in a series of demonstrations focusing on the forces of flight using different materials and shapes to determine which are the most and least susceptible to lift, weight, drag and thrust.
Fan-tastic Forces (PDF)
Instructional Video
Other activities in this series:
3 … 2 … 1 … Takeoff!
Senses of Sound
Sound Effects
Shape Your Flight
X-Plane Glider Design Challenge
Lower the Boom Citizen Science Guide