PicoOnline Student Aeronautics Live Classes (12)

Students will learn to:

Part 1-

• Students will be able to describe the forces of flight.
• Students will be able to design a simple plane with aerodynamics in mind.
• Identify the key components of a flight machine/airplane.
• Identify the key components of a rocket.
• Compare multiple solutions to a problem and choose the most appropriate based on criteria and constraints.
• Identify the parts of a plane. 
• Explain how the parts of a plane are made.
• Identify whether the materials used to manufacture the parts of a plane are natural or synthetic.
• Describe ratios.
• Write ratios based on the situation.
• Compute equivalent ratios.
• Create ratios from real-world scenarios.
• Describe ratios in relation to air vehicles.
• Describe the evolution of engineering flight designs throughout history.
• Compare historical planes to those that exist today, specifically noting improvements regarding sustainability.
• Create a Soda Bottle Rocket using TinkerCAD.

Part 2- 

• Identify the forces of flight that apply to an object in motion. 
• Describe planes with regard to aerodynamics.
• Complete the steps of the Engineering and Design Process and suggest improvements to a prototype.
• Describe Newton’s Laws.
• Provide examples of each of Newton’s Laws.
• Solve 2-step word problems substituting numerical values for F, M and A.
• Explain Newton’s Second Law as it relates to the flight of a rocket or a plane.
• Identify most relevant planes and rockets throughout history (including those currently in circulation).
• Recognize key components of a plane or rocket.
• Describe different types of jet engines.
• Identify key components of a jet engine.
• Describe different types of rocket engines.
• Identify key components of a rocket engine.
• Create and test a prototype that solves a real-world problem.
• Apply what they have learned about a flight to create a prototype of a paper airplane.
• Explain that engineers often create a prototype to test their engineering designs.
• Describe the Engineering Design Process as iterative, explaining how they might redesign their historical model.

Part 3

• Identify the three types of fossil fuels.
• Define fluid.
• Brainstorm ways to improve jet and rocket fuel.
• Define the law of conservation of mass. 
• Design and experiment to test a scientific theory.
• Calculate the size of a model given a predetermined scale.
• Describe the scale used to create a scaled prototype.
• Apply a scale to create an accurately sized model. 
• Mathematically describe the relevance of the law of conservation of mass.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in engineering design. 
• Brainstorms ways to improve an existing design to improve performance.
• Apply a scale to create an accurately sized model plane.
• Present your scaled 3D model plane.
• Give and receive feedback.
• Reflect on your learning.

  Optional Culminating Project  

• Calculate the mass of a substance before and after a chemical reaction. 
• Power a rocket using a chemical reaction. 
• Identify the application of the law of conservation of mass to the creation of a model rocket.