Flight, Motion, and the Design Process
Learning 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.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Briefly describe the four forces of flight and explain how they interact to allow an airplane to fly.
2. Explain how the shape of an airplane wing contributes to lift, focusing on the pressure difference between the upper and lower surfaces.
3. Imagine you are designing a paper airplane. Describe how you would adjust the wing shape to increase lift and explain why your adjustments would work based on the principles discussed in the video.
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Educational Video
How do airplanes actually fly? - Raymond Adkins
TED-Ed