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Other

Aviation Internet Group: Aviation Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of articles ranging from basic to advanced on aerodynamics theory.
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Ken Blackburn: Paper Airplanes

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on paper airplane designs, history, and contests. Click on "Paper Airplane Aerodynamics" for an analysis of the world record holding paper airplane design.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Lift

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students revisit Bernoulli's Principle (Lesson 1 of the Airplanes unit) and learn how engineers use this principle to design airplane wings. Airplane wings create lift by changing the pressure of the air around it. This is the first of...
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MadSci Network

Mad Scientist Network: How Do Planes Fly Upside Down?

For Students 9th - 10th
Question and answer regarding the physics principles that apply to a plane flying upside down.
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Handout
Other

Pacifier Online: Bird Flight Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a simplified explanation of the physics of flight. Site provides information about lift, drag, weight, thrust, Bernoulli's Principle, and much more.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: How Things Fly

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy to read guide from NASA on the basics of flight. Great graphics and some simulations are included.