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3 students sit on steps and chat with one another

Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

In the Weighed Down activity, students will learn the effects of weight on the amount of fuel consumed by an aircraft. Students will learn that everything on a plane adds to the weight which means more weight equals more fuel needed. 

Weighed Down Activity