Engage your students in learning about the forces of air (lift, weight, drag and thrust) and how they make objects fly. Best of all, everything can start teaching these activities within minutes.
This engaging resource includes:
definition and examples of the forces of air: lift, weight (gravity), thrust and drag
living things and how they fly
flight technology: Wright Flyer, Fixed-wing airplanes, fishing spears, drones and other common historical and modern technologies
conducting a fair test
identifying variables in an experiment
using the scientific method
using the design process.
complete lesson plans with modifications for differentiation
student pages and templates.
answer keys and suggested answers.
photographs of student examples.
a digital version with loose text that can be read by assistive technology.
a digital version of all the student pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF file and use the access link in the file to get your digital copy.
