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OBJECTIVES:
Students will learn about deceleration
devices like parachutes and parafoils.
Students will build two models to learn
about the differences and experiment with
different sizes and weights. Students learn about
engineering diagrams and flat patterns. There is a fun quiz to check your
knowledge!.
NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Physical Science:
Motions And Forces
Science And Technology Standard:
Abilities Of Technological Design
Understanding About Science And Technology
MATH STANDARDS:
Measurement:
Scale Factors
Geometry:
Relationships Between 2- and 3-dimensional objects
STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY LITERACY:
Abilities of a Technological World:
Students will develop abilities to apply the design process.
Design:
Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.
Students will develop an understanding of the role
of troubleshooting, research and development, invention
and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.
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LECTURE AND PREPARATION TIME:
15 minutes
LESSON TIME:
90 minutes
WORDS TO KNOW:
- acceleration
- Computer Aided Design (CAD, pronounced cad))
- force
- gravity
- mass
- Newton's Second Law
- orthogonal
- parachute
- parafoil
- ratio
- terminal velocity
- vent
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