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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: Heavy Helicopters

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the concepts of weight and drag while making paper helicopters. They measure how adding more weight to the helicopter changes the time for the helicopter to fall to the ground. They apply what they examine to the work of...
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Article
Other

Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Magazine: Aeronautical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as an aeronautical engineer is profiled. Included are education, salary, job opportunities, plus two career biographies.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Makes Airplanes Fly?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students begin to explore the idea of a force. To further their understanding of drag, gravity and weight, they conduct activities that model the behavior of parachutes and helicopters. An associated literacy activity engages the class...
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Ed Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Ed Adams and his invention of 'Mobile Gas Tank Leak Testing Technology'.