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Equal and Opposite Thrust in Aircraft: You're a Pushover!

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It's the law—every action requires a reaction, no matter how small. Pupils experience two demonstrations of Newton's third law of motion as it relates to thrust in the 10th segment of a 22-part unit on flight. Using their mathematical skills, learners solve for missing values in the equation form of Newton's third law.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
acceleration, flight, newton's laws of motion, mass, sir isaac newton, thrust, aviation, force, newton's third law of motion, aeronautics, technology resources
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Additional Tags
acceleration, airplanes, flight, mass, newton, thrust
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Instructional Ideas
  • Show a video of Newton's third law in action
Classroom Considerations
  • Assumes students know about mass
  • Needs space along a wall to line up class members
Pros
  • Contains ideas for extensions
  • Provides suggestions for assessments
Cons
  • None
Common Core
7.EE.B.4.a HSA-CED.A.4