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Equal & Opposite Thrust in Aircraft: You’re a Pushover!
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Rutkowski, Tom Conner, Alex Hill, Geoffrey Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Through this activity, Newton's third law of motion is demonstrated, which is the physical law that governs thrust in aircraft. Guided by a worksheet, students do several activities —pushing on walls, releasing air from balloons—that show that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Through this activity, Newton's third law of motion is demonstrated, which is the physical law that governs thrust in aircraft. Guided by a worksheet, students do several activities —pushing on walls, releasing air from balloons—that show that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. They also calculate the missing mass or acceleration based on the the third law of motion equation: mass of object 1 x acceleration of object 1 = mass of object 2 x acceleration of object 2. They relate their understanding of the third law of motion and thrust to crashed cars and airplane movement. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Algebra Physical Science Law of Motion Acceleration Third Law of Motion Laws of Motion Mass For Every Action There Is An Equal and Opposite Reaction Newton's Third Law of Motion Airplanes |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT15M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Modern Physics |
