Unit 2 Introduction
Essential Question
How do things fly in the air?
Targets
At the end of this unit, you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. What is air?
1.1 Of what is air made?
1.2 What are the properties of air?
2. What forces are involved in flight?
2.1 How do flying devices and living things counter act gravity?
2.2 How does air movement across a surface result in lift?
2.3 How can drag be reduced?
2.4 What means of propulsion are used in aircraft?
3. What parts are needed for things to fly?
3.1 How does a hot-air balloon fly?
3.2 What adaptations enable birds and insects to fly?
3.3 How do the parts of an aircraft stabilize and control its flight?
Notebook
Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF downloads are the pages of your Notebook.
- Create a folder on your computer, or in the cloud titled "Flight Notebook".
- Save all of the PDF downloads to this folder.
Whenever you see this icon, you will be directed to use the Flight Notebook folder you created.