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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Whirl Y Bird vs. Whale Y Bird ActivityScience Buddies: Project Ideas: Whirl Y Bird vs. Whale Y Bird Activity
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Science Buddies
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Pre-K - 1st
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Lexile Measures
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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Whirl Y Bird vs. Whale Y Bird

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Improve the design of a very simple aircraft, the whirlybird, and learn about hydrodynamics and biomimicry in this science experiment. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on terms, concepts, and questions, bibliography, list of materials and equipment, experimental procedure, suggestions on how to vary the experiment, plus a focus on the sort of careers this experiment might relate to.

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Concepts

aerodynamics, biomimicry, friction

Additional Tags

aerospace engineering, aerospace engineering project, hydrodynamics, science fair project, whirlybird, science buddies, science project, aerodynamic design, science fair projects

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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