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Individual project - Student is to create a website describing one of the four main forces acting on an airplane. The website should have three pages.

Group project - create a brochure to advertise your company and the new airplane part you are selling.

Students in groups of twos. Students are to follow use the website (http://howthingsfly.si.edu/activities/forces-flight) to explore how to build an airplane. Start by trying to design an airplane that can go 500 mph, then try to build an airplane that can reach 37,000 ft in altitude. Change the wings (lift), fuselage shape (drage), engine type (thrust) and material (weight) to build a plan that can reach your goal.Take notes of successful combinations and be prepared to discuss with the class.

Rubric for the Air Flow Activity

Go to https://sketch.io/sketchpad/ and draw an airplane. Label what you think are the most important parts for flight. Based on what you know about forces and fluids, predict the different forces you think will act on the airplane when flying.

In groups of three, collaborate on an answer to the following question, responses need to be a minimum of 4 complete sentences: Based on what you know about forces and fluids, how does an airplane fly? If you think there are forces acting on the plane, name them and describe what on which part on the plane do they act.(Hint: Remember that air is a fluid)