Project Dynamic STEM 4+

Introduction to Airplane Design makes it easy to engage in authentic science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) by learning the fundamentals of aeronautics. Making use of interactive simulations and powerful design tools you will be pleased how rapidly one can pickup scientific concepts. Best of all, by actively doing the analysis and design of your own performance gliders on the computer, and then by building and flying your designs off-line to assimilate your studies, you will be impressed with how well your designs perform in actual use, while being amply rewarded with a firm grasp on why your airplane flies so well. As your studies progress one can advance to powered flight by including a rubber band or electric motor and propeller in your designs. With this app, one can experience their knowledge taking flight and soaring to great heights while just having fun!

This software app is much more than just game fun though, it can be utilized to teach science with challenge, inquiry, and accountability, yet it is easy to implement and use, and has been well tested in many classroom. The in-depth content of this package can provide 1 to 8 weeks of classroom curriculum that nicely fits learning standards, or which can be used as a comprehensive resource. For grades: 7-12. It is a favorite unit of study at many schools.

The app includes lessons, numerous activities, and plans for off-line labs packaged as embedded PDF’s which can be used in classroom settings to keep students actively involved with the software, give students the opportunity to test aerodynamic principles using a wind tunnel simulation and flying test aircraft, and help them to understand how to design their own aircraft that fly well. These lessons can free up more time for you to teach!

SCIENCE/PHYSICS PRINCIPLES INCLUDE:

* Balance of Forces * Bernoulli’s Principle * Centrifugal Action
* Density * Energy * Fluid * Force * Friction * Geometric Change
* Line of Action * Newton’s Laws * Moment/Torque
* Power Pressure * Supersonic * Velocity

IMPORTANT AERODYNAMIC CONCEPTS:

* Gravity * Lift * Thrust * Drag * Stability * Control

IMPORTANT DESIGN PRINCIPLES:

* Airfoil Shape * Wing Shape * Wing Configuration
* Tail Requirements * Control Surfaces * Balance and Trim
* Dihedral * Propulsion

AIRCRAFT DESIGN COMPUTER:

Easy input of dimensions
3-D visual of the aircraft design
In-depth analysis of performance
Detection and explanations of design problems
Simulation of airplane glide performance

SOFTWARE CONTENT:

28 computer simulations
58 detailed explanations of principles
22 colorful and illustrative diagrams
10 graphs of aerodynamic trends

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES & LABS:

16 classroom activity lessons with objectives
10 hands-on lab plans with material lists
Detailed design and build guides
Answers, teacher’s notes, and 5 quizzes

Bungee Egg Challenge:

Why leave egg survival in drop challenges to blind chance? Experience how technology and physics principles can be leveraged to design for success.

How do you determine if an egg will survive a drop from a given height suspended inside a container? Do you know what forces develop, how much the egg can handle, where the best place to position the egg is inside a container, how much the chords will stretch, or how fast energy is dissipated? With this app you can show students how physics and engineering principles can be used to answer these questions. You can simplify a very exciting but advanced problem down into understandable concepts that provide a great hands-on STEM experience.

Achieve success in learning and fun with exciting STEM projects.