grade k week 27 remote lesson: flying part one · grade k week 27 remote lesson: flying this week...

GradeKWeek27RemoteLesson:FlyingThisweekinsciencestudentswillexplorehowtheforcesofliftandthrustfightagainsttheforcesofgravityanddragtoenablethingstofly.Studentswilldesignandtestdifferentpaperairplanestocreatethebestflyers.Inordertoachievethisgoalwewillhave3partsofthelesson.

PartOneWatchyourPSScienceInstructorshowhowtomakeapaperairplane:https://www.dropbox.com/s/3tmf8py187y29l3/K27Flying.mp4?dl=0Tomakeapaperairplane,youwillneed:Paper(anykind,anysize)Scissors(optional,tocutthepaperifdesired)Afteryou’vefoldedyourairplane,flyit!Howdoyouthinkthatairplanes,birds,andotherflyingobjectsstayintheair?PartTwoListentoyourPSScienceInstructorreadthebookBuildingVehiclesthatFly:https://www.dropbox.com/s/e73qyof28hohg0t/vehiclesthatfly.mp4?dl=0 CheckoutthisNatGeoforKidsarticleabouthowairplanesfly:https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/science/general-science/science-dr-karl-planes-fly/

ExperimentwithTHRUST:Youwillneed:1BalloonString1StrawTapePartThreeRedesignyourairplane!Nowthatyouknowalittlemoreabouttheforcesthatkeepanairplaneintheair,seeifyoucanchangethedesignofyourairplanetoimproveitsflight.Lookbelowforsomeideastohelpyougetstarted.Don’tforgettosketchyourdesignbeforeyourbuildit.

••Discussionquestion:Whichifofthefourforces–lift,drag,weight,orthrust,doyouthinkisthemostimportantforanairplanetofly?Why?