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Airspeed Problem Set

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students demonstrate an understanding of aircraft launch airspeed requirements. They read a selection on relative velocities from a NASA Web-based textbook, then calculate airspeed launch requirement problems.
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Using Graphs to Compare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the FoilSim computer simulation program, and demonstrate an understanding of the lift variables by explaining their graphical representations. They demonstrate an understanding of forces and motion.
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Wing Area Effects Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook on lift and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below. They use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between wing area and lift.
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Flying Tube

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate how a spinning paper tube generates lift as it travels forward.
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Flight Path

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore things that move in a directional path.
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Last Flight of Bomber 31

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act as forensic scientists to help solve a long-standing missing persons case. They study nuclear DNA and mtDNA.
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Pioneers In Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discover the meaning of the word pioneer by using a variety of different activities. They are introduced to some of the pioneers of aviation in Ohio. They use coins and conduct research about some of the persons who accomplished...
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Assembling an Aircraft

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Young scholars practice reading directions from a task card to assemble a paper aircraft during their Moon, Mars and Beyond mission. They relate the activity to their mission work and recognize the importance of reading directions.
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Flying Cup Kites

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the kite book and they discuss the cultural background of kites. They are shown slides and overheads of different examples. The teacher models the project and then students attempt to make their own.
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Rocketry in Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate why a balloon flies in one direction as air escapes in the opposite direction, which helps them understand the nature of rockets and fireworks. Individually and in teams, students conduct research to create a...
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Frisbee

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the history behind the frisbee and how Bernoulli's principle and Newton's law plays a role.  In this flight lesson plan students complete an experiment on how the rim of a frisbee effects flight. 
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research hot-ballooning using Internet resources including an around-the-world balloon flight. They determine fact from opinion, examine point of view, and determine main idea, and details. They write a journal entry taking the...
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Lindbergh Flies Again

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners research to find the location of the flight of Charles Lindbergh, and interpret its significance. They identify and analyze the changes in aeronautic technology since 1927. The lesson lists several discussion questions that can...
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Measuring Work

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore what work is, measure work done in moving an object, and tell how energy is related to work in both machines and the human body. In this measuring work lesson plan, students walk up a flight of stairs, measure the height...
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Lesson for the EasyJet Set

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at the environmental costs of flying. In this current events lesson, students research the noted Web sites regarding the Airbus, noise pollution, and oil use associated with airline travel. Young...
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Aerospace

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners experiment with weight and balance of a glider.  In this flight instructional activity students construct their own flying glider and record their experiment with it. 
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A Penguin is a Bird

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars compare and contrast the ways that penguins are different to flying birds.
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Wright Brothers Centennial: North Carolina, Geography and History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify symbols, people and events associated with North Carolina history. Using this information, they focus on the Wright brothers and their first flight. They answer questions related to the event and discuss how...
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Building And Launching a Model Rocket

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the basic parts of rockets and the physical forces at work in the flight of rockets. They build and launch a model rocket and discuss the challenges of launching a real rocket.
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Communication-Do You Hear What I See?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners role play as flight controllers and astronauts, and attempt to replicate drawings using a draw/paint software program such as Microsoft Paint. Through this experiment, students study how hard it is to communicate clearly with...
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the laws of physics that govern the flight of helicopters and airplanes. They build and launch a model rotor, simulating rotors used on helicopters to provide lift.
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Pitch, Yaw & Roll

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice the concepts of pitch, yaw and roll. They practice pitch, yaw, roll in a make-believe airplane simulator. Students explore about air, forces, and movement of flight. They read for themselves about air; lift, dragweight,...
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Faith Ringgold and Tar Beach

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read the book, "Tar Beach," and examine the artist's use of fabric as an art medium. They each create a building and a picture of themselves flying, and a section of the fabric border to develop a class quilt.
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Supersonic Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight and graph their results. They determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes

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