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An airplane flies by moving through the air. How easily a plane moves through the air is called aerodynamics. Wings on airplanes create lift that overcomes gravity and helps them fly. The wings are flat on the top and curved on the bottom. This special shape allows the air to flow faster over the top of the wing than the bottom. The difference in the airflow creates pressure that lifts the plane up in the air. The engine on a plane moves it faster on the ground and gives it more momentum to lift off the ground.
These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge.**
An airplane flies by moving through the air. How easily a plane moves through the air is called aerodynamics. Wings on airplanes create lift that overcomes gravity and helps them fly. The wings are flat on the top and curved on the bottom. This special shape allows the air to flow faster over the top of the wing than the bottom. The difference in the airflow creates pressure that lifts the plane up in the air. The engine on a plane moves it faster on the ground and gives it more momentum to lift off the ground.
People dreamed about flying for hundreds of years. Some people made artificial wings to try flying, but they were not successful. The first successful airplane flight was in 1903. Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright flew their plane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although the first flight lasted for only 12 seconds and flew a little over 500 feet, it was the first time a machine had flown while carrying a man.
- If children are having difficulty folding the paper to create a shape that will fly, show them how to fold it. Simply fold the paper in half lengthwise, open it up, then fold two of the corners in toward the middle (making a pointed nose), and refold the paper in half.
- Airplanes by Byron Barton
- Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
- Today I Will Fly (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
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There are currently no Common Core Standards for pre-k, but these lessons are aligned as closely as possible to capture the requirements and meet the goals of Common Core Standards. However, these lessons were neither reviewed or approved by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices or the Council of Chief State School Officers, which together are the owners and developers of the Common Core State Standards.
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