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What Makes Thing Fly?

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Second graders study lift, drag and thrust from a real flight instructor.  In this physical science lesson students build and fly paper airplanes and experiment with variations and design. 

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weight, measurement, drag, lift, thrust

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drag, lift, thrust, weight, science
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2nd
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Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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