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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Lightweight Airplane Wing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A challenge for students to build a lightweight wing structure that is 12 inches long and can hold up a heavy load without deflecting. This site contains the challenge, a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their...
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Plane Painting Machine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A challenge where student create a plane painting machine which draws a design on your airplane. The site includes the challenge, tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer an Airfoil

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know how an airplane flys? Use this challenge to learn about flight by building a wing that can generate lift from a fan while carrying weight. Find details about the challenge, tips, and a lesson plan on this site. Also, students...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Airplane Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Fukano, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge - piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There's just one problem: there's not enough fuel to complete the journey. Luckily, there are two other...