Glider Wing Math

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Engage children with inquiry and discovery of flight by using glider math. Goal: Understand why the wings on gliders tend to be longer and narrower than regular airplane wings. Understand what is aspect ratio and how to scale representations.

Common Core Math: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; Reason abstractly and quantitatively; Model with mathematics; Use appropriate tools strategically; Look for and make use of structure; Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Common Core English Language Arts: Comprehension and collaboration; Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas. Computer Programming

Usage: Subscription Class

Prerequisites: Aerospace Engineering