Principles of Lift and History of Flight by Sandy Combs
Principles Investigated:
- Brief historical perspective of controlled flight
- Archeological anomalies
- Newton's Laws of Lift and deflection of flow
- Pressure difference explanation of lift; Longer path equal transit
Standards: Physics
Motion and Force:
1: Newton's laws predict the motion of most objects. As a basis for understanding this concept:
c. Students know how to apply the law F = ma to solve one-dimensional motion problems
that involve constant forces (Newton's second law).
f. Students know that when applying a force to an object perpendicular to the direction of its
motion causes the object to change directions but not speed.
Purpose:
The purpose of this presentation is show an alternative method of engaging students and developing their intrigue and attention for the study of the academic standards of Motion and Force. It is important to bridge the concepts and facts students study in the classroom and their text books with real world applications. The realm of scientific investigation can be mysterious and mysteries are usually of interest to most students. This presentation does not advocate any particular bias, but rather presents facts and opinions of investigators that will hopefully stimulate students curiosity regarding science and the investigation of ideas.
Materials:
The materials needed for this presentation are minimal. Power Point software was used for this presentation making embedding pictures, video, and graphics easy. A computer connected to a projection system is necessary to present this presentation to a classroom of students.
Procedures:
1. Determine standards you want to teach.
2. Research anomalous topics that are directly or indirectly related to the standards.
3. Collect photographs, video and academic or non-academic data regarding investigations of
these topics.
4. Collect Photos, graphs, illustrations, equations, and explanations regarding the standards to
be covered.
5. Using Power Point software develop a cohesive presentations that connects the anomalous
topic to the standards you want to teach.
6. Finish the presentation with a lesson on the pre-determined standards you want to cover.
7. Stay neutral regarding the anomalous topic encouraging students to investigate ideas, and
opinions using scientific methodology.
Students Prior Knowledge:
The prior knowledge students need to understand this presentation and study the standards connected to it are an understanding of; scientific methodology, mass, acceleration, velocity, and states of matter.
Application:
This type of presentation can be used to arouse a students curiosity into scientific investigation and better understand how scientific methodology is employed in different disciplines of science. It can also be used to introduce standards based topics and connecting it to another discipline in science to see the interconnectedness of scientific concepts. This type of presentation also some entertainment value for school aged students. The object of the presentation is to grab the students attention to teach them the standards required as well as something else.
Photos: See attachments below
Video: See attachments below
References:
3. www.hinduwisdom.info/Vimanas.htm
4. Museo del Oro: www.banrep.gov.co/museo/esp/home.htm
5. Jouseph Robert Jochmans: www.forgottenagesresearch.com/index.htm
6. John Anderson, “Introduction to Flight” 2004, p 352 – 361
7. Langeweische, Wolfgang; “Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying” 1990, p 6–10.
8. G.K. Batchelor, “ An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics”, 1967, p 14 - 15
9. John Anderson, “Introduction to Flight” 2004, p 257 – 261
10. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_flight