Up, Up and Away! Creating a Glider
Students will learn the principles of flight while also incorporating the Engineer Design Process as they construct gliders using pressed Styrofoam. In this hands-on lesson, students read a book about a scientist, measure flight data, and are provided time to practice iteration in design.
Lesson Grade Level
4th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BRGclL0jWiqdMIGfDr7oNq4SRNbXtkXXIz2qmm8…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Ratio and Proportion (RP) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Speaking & ListeningRelated Content
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