AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Flight Stability PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Flight Stability activity learners build a rocket out of recyclable materials. The rocket must demonstrate stable flight with and without carrying cargo. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Composite Wings PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Composite Wings activity learners test laminate materials and create a composite laminate that is stiffer than the samples that are tested. Read More Q&A;0
1 Experience AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Lighter-Than-Air PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Lighter-Than-Air activity learners design a control system for a helium balloon airship and then use lift and differential thrust to steer the airship through an obstacle course. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Propeller Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Propeller Design activity learners design propellers that create lift that can be meaured using a digital scale. Propellers can be shaped out of foamcore, blasa wood, or 3D printed. Extension: learners can use a motor and nose cone instead of a rubber band. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Gliders PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Gliders activity learners use a limited amount of foam core or balsa wood to construct gliders to test for air time. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Airfoil Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Airfoil Design activity learners build and shape an airfoil using limited resources and then test it in a wind tunnel to determine if lift is created. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Quiet the Skies PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Quiet the Skies activity learners design and build a Thunder Drum to simulate jet engine noise. Then learners design and build chevrons to reduce the simulated jet engine noise. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Balloon Plane PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the balloon Plane activity learners explore how changes in mass impact acceleration. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Hovercraft PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Hovercraft activity learners create a hovercraft with easily found materials and make adjustments to the design to enable the hovercraft to operate on different surfaces. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Hot Air Balloons PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Hot Air Balloons activity learners construct and launch hot air balloons using plastic bags and a hair dryer as a heat source. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Straw Plane PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Straw Plane activity learners create and test a glider plane complete with ailerons, rudder, and elevators. Then they modify the structure of the plane's parts so that it consistently lands within a target zone. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Magnus Cups PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Magnus Cups activity learners create and fly cup gliders to explore lift and the Magnus effect. Learners experiment with changing variables to see how changes in structure impact the gliders' flight. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Land Sailing PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Land Sailing activity learners build a vehicle with a unique sail design and then propel the vehicle using only their breath. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Bubbling Rocket Launch PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Bubbling Rocket Launch learners experiment to determine the most effective "fuel" mixes for a film cannister rocket. Then they design and modify the shape of a rocket to reduce drag and increase the rocket’s height during flight. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Nose Cones PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Nose Cones activity learners explore how shape impacts drag and then design and test a variety of nose cones. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Blended Wing Body (BWB) PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Blended Wing Body (BWB) activity learners create and fly aircraft that are unconventional in design. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Two-Loop X-Planes PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Two-Loop X-Planes activity learners create and fly aircraft that are unconventional in design. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Tumblewing Gliders PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Tumblewing Gliders activity learners explore "slope lift" by experimenting and modifying simple tumblewing gliders. Read More Q&A;0
Triremes PostedMay 13, 2022 UpdatedMay 13, 2022 Posted byScott Weiler https://reach.ieee.org/inquiry-units/triremes/ The fall of 480 BCE, Xerxes, the King of Persia, attacked Greece on land and at sea. While the land battle that ended with a Spartan stand to the last man at Thermopylae, has been burned into the collective memory of western civilization – think of the movie 300 – it was the Greek navy that repelled Xerxes’ assault and saved Athens from certain defeat. What saved Greece from the encroachment of an empire that had already consumed much of western Asia? The Athenian navy employed an innovative ship design called the Trireme. Built for speed and agility and designed as an offensive weapon, the trireme allowed the ancient Greeks to destroy most of the Persian fleet and stop the western advance of the imperial Persian king. This Inquiry Unit focuses on the technology of ancient naval warfare. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents and engage in hands-on Formative Performance Tasks as they explore the connections between naval technology and the principles of democracy. Read More Q&A;0
AeroEducate K-2 Activity: Whirlygigs PostedMay 12, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers The Whirlygigs activity guides learners to cut out and test a whirly-copter, manipulating variables of length, weight, and materials to slow descent. Learners measure rate of descent by using crepe paper streamers to count rotations. Read More Q&A;0