Flight, Motion, and the Design Process
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Objective
I can describe the relationship between the four forces of flight, Newton's Laws of Motion, and airplane movement, and apply the design process to solve a problem related to flight.
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Practice
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Briefly describe the four forces of flight and explain how they interact to allow an airplane to fly.
Explain how the shape of an airplane wing contributes to lift, focusing on the pressure difference between the upper and lower surfaces.
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“Describe how Newton's Third Law of Motion applies to the generation of lift by an airplane wing. Explain how the four forces of flight (lift, weight, thrust, and drag) interact when an airplane is accelerating during takeoff. Imagine you are using the design process to improve the fuel efficiency of a model airplane. Describe how you would "build and test" your solution, and what you would look for during testing to determine if your design is successful.”
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