Flight

Flight (Science 6.6) Lessons and Projects

Egg Drop Challenge

Défi: la chute d'un oeuf

French Egg Drop Challenge

Conduct tests of a model parachute design. Science 6.6.1

In this project, students design a parachute that will protect their egg as it is dropped from a height.

Tester le plan d'un modèle réduit de parachute. Sciences 6.6.1

Avec ce projet, les élèves vont concevoir et tester un parachute qui devra protéger l'oeuf qui se trouve dans un panier.

Unit Vocabulary 6.6.5

Apply appropriate vocabulary in referring to control surfaces and major components of an aircraft. This vocabulary should include: wing, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, elevators, ailerons, rudder.

Vocabulaire d'unité (6.6.5)

Applique le vocabulaire approprié pour décrire la gouverne et les principales composantes d’un avion. Ce vocabulaire devrait inclure: aile, fuselage, stabilisateurs verticaux et horizontaux, gouvernail de profondeur, ailerons, gouvernail de direction.

Flight: Useful Terms

Sky Science Vocabulary

Flight Visual Dictionary

Visual Definitions

Plane Parts French

Plane Parts English

Examine these models from the Smithsonian of the 1903 Wright Flyer and the 1947 Bell X-1, the first plane to go faster than the speed of sound.

Formative Assesments

Flight Vocabulary Quizlet Made by Trena Kiss.

Flight Templates

Links

PowerKnowledge: Flight PowerKnowledge has 10 sections on flight. Videos, web links, games, listen feature, and a list of science experiments are included.
Controlled Flight Learn how to fly an airplane using this simulator. Requires the Unity Player plugin.