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Airboat
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  In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.
  
Balloon Staging
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  In this activity, learners simulate a multistage rocket launch using party balloons, fishing line, straws, and a plastic cup.
  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
  
Vectoring: Steering a Plane
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  In this two part activity, learners work in pairs or individually to discover how vectoring the thrust from a jet engine affects movement of an airplane.
  
Jet Propulsion
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  In this two-part activity, learners work in pairs to examine the four basic stages of a turbine engine.
  
Blimp Jet Challenge
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  In this design challenge activity, learners add a jet-propulsion system (i.e. a balloon) to a blimp so it flies straight and far under its own power.