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Step 1. Students must break into groups of three students. There are three roles needed to be filled in this webquest: mathematician, scientist, and an explorer.

Step 2. Once the roles have been assigned, the following are the responsibilities of that role:

The Pilot must be able to understand Bernoulli's Principle with regard to two characteristics:

  • Understand how air flow affects the lift of the wing.
  • Understands the relationship of air speed and pressure over a surface.
  • Write 2-4 paragraphs on your discoveries.

The  Scientist must understand Newton's 3rd Law with regard to:

  • How Newton's 3rd Law applies to lift.
  • Write a 1-2 paragraph report reflecting your findings.

The Mathematician must find Bernoulli's equation and be able to manipulate the following equations. On problem #4, Microsoft Equation Editor must be used. The other equations may be solved by hand, but must be solved neatly and on another sheet of paper.

Step 3. Look through and research the various web sites given to find the information necessary for the various roles:

http://www.aa.washington.edu/faculty/eberhardt/lift.htm

http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/venturi.html

http://user.uni-frankfurt.de/~weltner/Mis6/mis6.html

http://www.princeton.edu/~asmits/Bicycle_web/Bernoulli.html

Step 4. The group will collect the information and present it in a 1-2 page report and discuss their findings to the other group members.

 

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