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Soaring Satellites
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Working in small teams, learners try to build a satellite that can float for at least five seconds in the marked area of a vertical wind tube.
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Geometry and Algebra: The Future Flight Equation
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In this activity, learners discover how NASA engineers develop experimental aircraft.
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Heavy Lifting
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In this activity, learners work in NASA teams to build balloon-powered rockets using identical parts and compete to launch the greatest number of paper clips to "space" (the ceiling).
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Kites
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Kites) is a full inquiry investigation into how a kite’s shape affects its performance.
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Wingin' It
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Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.
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Water Rocket Launch
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In this activity, learners explore rocketry and the principals of space flight.
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Nosedive
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This is a great activity for investigating the basics of lift and drag as they pertain to flight. Learners will discover how to avoid "taking a nosedive" by building their own paper airplane.
Build a Borneo Glider
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So
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Glider
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In this activity, learners construct paper airplanes that twist and turn.
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Airplane Wing Investigation
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into Bernoulli’s principle and airplane wings.