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May the Force Be With You: Lift Lesson PlanMay the Force Be With You: Lift Lesson Plan
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Teach Engineering
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5th - 7th
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Science
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2004
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May the Force Be With You: Lift

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Get the class up and going with a instructional activity that discusses how airplane wings provide lift. Pupils use their knowledge of Bernoulli's Principle to develop an explanation of how it creates lift on airplane wings.

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Concepts

bernoulli's principle, flight, lift, air pressure, drag, gravity, thrust, weight, wings, technology resources

Additional Tags

bernoulli's principle, flight, thrust and drag

Instructional Ideas

  • Use along with the Windy Tunnel activity
  • Create a diagram and have individuals label the directions of the different forces acting upon an airplane

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes the class understands Bernoulli's Principle

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  • Includes ideas for extensions

Cons

  • None

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