How Flight Can Be Improved - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson

How Flight Can Be Improved - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson

An informative teaching resource designed specifically for grades 7 through 10. The lesson outlines ways to improve upon current flight methods by utilizing diverse aircraft types or refining existing models.

Lesson Details

• Begins with a comparison between helicopters and airplanes.
• Covers techniques for reducing drag, losing weight, and increasing thrust.
• Gives an insightful look into the future of aviation with stealth planes, drones, and spacecrafts.

Included Resources

The lesson comes complete with:

1. Graphic diagrams: These enhance understanding (teacher versions).
2. Vivid examples: Illustrate points made in the content (student versions).
3. Videos: Seven videos that provide comprehensive explanations to supplement learning material.
. A student-focused handout:A word document aiming to closely follow the lesson content.

Digital Integration & Student Engagement

This resource is compatible with Google Drive – featuring well-formatted documents ready for one-click upload. It supports both Office & Google formats eliminating format compatibility issues while allowing access anytime on any device- a perfect tool for distance learning.

Beyond presenting information passively, this lesson integrates active learning by getting students engaged in filling out targeted blanks within the presentation slides. These gaps are clearly marked on teacher copies ensuring easy instruction.

The Bigger Picture: Flight Unit

• An overview of flight history & future
• Exploring principles of various aircraft flights
• Wildlife adaptations for flight
• Air properties study
Deliberations on environmental and social impacts related to airlines.

The Takeaway

This product is more than a mere 'lesson plan'. With its combination of stimulating ideas, encouraging group participation exercises and fostering independent homework assignments, it aims to broaden students understanding specifically in the realm of science- dealing with the engineering facet of flight.

1 zip file with:

-2 PowerPoints

-1 Word doc

In order, the lesson covers:

Helicopters vs. Airplanes

Reducing Drag

Decreasing Weight

Increase Thrust

Stealth Airplanes

Drones

The Future of Space Travel

Included in the lesson package is:

Google and Office versions of each resource

The teacher version of the presentation

The student version of the presentation

7 videos embedded into the presentation