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Balsa Gliders - (8th – 12th graders)
Min./ Max. Size of Group Required: 20/30 students
Amount of Time Required: 1 ½ Hour
$8.50 additional per student
Burt Rutan was enthralled with constructing gliders when he was only a child and he eventually created a glider that helped launch SpaceShipOne into space, winning the $10 million Ansari-X prize. In this activity students will learn about gliders and follow in Burt Rutan’s footsteps by designing, constructing and flying their very own balsa glider.
Students will:
- C.8.4 Predict possible outcomes of a newly designed technological system.
- C.8.2 Explain and demonstrate several solutions to a problem or opportunity using
- technological design, tools, careful planning, experimentation, and testing
- C.8.4 Predict possible outcomes of a newly designed technological system
- C.8.5 Explain the value of technical knowledge and teamwork in the development of a
- device or process
- C.8.6 Explain how changing the physical characteristics of material or the format of
- information can increase its usefulness
- D.8.5 While conducting investigations, explain the motion of objects by describing the forces acting on them.
- D.8.6 While conducting investigations, explain motion of objects.
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- D.12.7 Analyze changes in the motion of objects and the forces that act on them
- D.12.8 Understand the forces of gravitation
- C.12.9 Apply basic engineering concepts in the design and creation of solutions to
- various problems or opportunities
- C.12.10 Evaluate a technological solution and make necessary improvement if needed
- C.12.11 Select and apply appropriate processes to alter the characteristics of material to make it useful in different situations.
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