Investigating Lift

Duration: 65-80 minutes

Grade Levels: 6-8

Build a device to explore the force of lift in a hovercraft.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Grade Levels: 6-8

Duration: 65-80 minutes

Objectives:

  • Design experiments to test an idea.
  • Conduct hands-on experimentation with a hovercraft to explore forces.
  • Record hypotheses, observations, and labelled drawings to demonstrate their understanding.

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