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1. Proportionality: Modeling the Future
Students learn why scaling and proportion are important in the design of small, aircraft transportation systems. Mathematical patterns described through practical applications such as the growth of transportation, the Golden Ratio, and the Fibonacci sequence |
2. Proportionality: The X-Plane Generation
Students meet NASA researchers and other professional who (a) describe the relationship between force, energy, and motion, (b) discuss how NASA's experimental X-plane is being tested to make space travel more reliable, (c) show students how proportionality and ratios are used to make scale models of spacecraft like the X-33, and (d) describe how scale models are more manageable than full-scale models when it comes to testing and retesting designs. |
3. The Measurement of All Things: Tools of the Aeronautics Trade
In this episode of NASA CONNECT, students explore the U.S. Customary and Metric systems of measurement, understand how to convert units in both systems, and are introduced to the four forces of aerodynamics: lift, weight, drag and thrust. Students will also investigate the tools and techniques used by NASA aeronautical engineers and scientists to measure lift and drag |
4. Quieting the Skies
NASA engineers and scientists are trying to design airplanes to run as quietly as cars. In this program, students will learn the basics: what sound is, what makes sound, how sound affects us and the environment, and how we measure sound. They will also learn some of the techniques being used by NASA to reduce aircraft noise. The lesson and classroom experiment will involve students in the creation, visualization, and measurement of sound |
5. Recipe for the Future
The modern airplane must be made of stronger and lighter materials to safely carry more people and to be fuel efficient. This program features a NASA scientist who uses a knowledge of the physical properties of materials, compounds, and mixtures and a variety of measuring techniques to develop new ,,composite,, materials for airplanes. Students will learn how data from laboratory experiments are recorded, displayed (visualized), and interpreted. The lesson and classroom experiment will involve students in the observation and description of physical changes, |
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