Introduction
There are thousands of airplanes flying around our world daily. Did you ever stop to wonder where flight all started and how a plane can actually get up off the ground in the first place?
Task
Your task for this Webquest will be to complete the flight worksheet. The activities will cover the forces of flight, the parts of an aircraft, birds in flight and a quick look at the history of flight in Canada.
Be sure to answer the questions in your booklet. All questions must be written in complete sentences. This will be handed in at the end of your webquest. You will have 3 classes to start and finish your task – be sure to use your time wisely. At the end of your webquest you’ll be evaluated on your answers and how well you worked in class.
Process
The four forces Affecting Flight
1. Read through the information in your handout and on here about the four forces. Fill in the picture of how these forces work on an aircraft.
Drag: The air resistance that tends to slow the forward movement of an airplane.
Weight: A force that acts on the plane to pull it back to earth.
Lift: The upward force that is created by the movement of air above and below a wing. Air flows faster above the wing and slower below the wing, creating a difference in pressure that tends to keep an airplane flying.
Thrust: The force that moves a plane forward through the air. Thrust is created by a propeller or a jet engine.
2. Watch the following video on the four forces:
Be sure to answer the related questions in your flight booklet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqg2uDYOyTA
3. Go to The Thrill of Flight website to look at the parts of a plane (lesson 2 and 3):
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/setf/HTML/StudentResource/source/topic_three.html
*Just work through lesson 2 on the parts of a plane and lesson 3 on the movement. Click the arrows 5 times to pass the introduction and lesson 1. Stop when you get to lesson 4: Propulsion.
4. Head to this website to work through some information on the four forces and how the parts of a plane use these forces:
Be sure to answer the related questions in your flight booklet.
*The briefing notes are already copied into your flight booklet. You do not need to download a second copy.
http://nmolp.iwm.org.uk/webquests/launch.php?webquest_id=12&partner_id=imperial
5. Examine the forces that affect a bird in flight, such as lift, drag and thrust and identify features that make birds particularly suited for flight.
Join Professor Faber, Tommy and Marie as they put Bernoulli’s principle to the test. Examine the forces that affect a bird in flight, such as lift, drag and thrust and identify features that make birds particularly suited for flight in this Bernouli's principle experiment. Read More
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/airborne-experiment
6. Now that you've looked at the forces that act on flight and how aircrafts use these forces to take off and stay in the air, let's look at a brief history of Canadian Flight.
Read the story and listen to the radio clip about the Silverdart that took flight in 1909 right here in Nova Scotia .
You're done! Hand in your Webquest to Mrs. Mitchell.
If there's still time, play one of these flight games while you wait for others to finish up.
Evaluation
Evaluation for this webquest will be based on the completion of the Flight Worksheet. It is expected that questions will be answered in complete sentences.
Flight Webquest Rubric
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Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the material. Information is organized and clear. |
Demonstrates an understanding of most of the material. Information is generally organized and clear. |
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Demonstrates a lack of understanding or misunderstanding. Information is unclear and unorganized. |
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Identify characteristics and adaptations from living things that have led to flight designs |
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Describe examples of technological design by looking at the key parts of an aircraft and how each part helps it to fly |
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Identify and describe the forces that act on all objects during flight – drag, thrust, lift, and weight. |
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