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Visit this site: http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1988/6/88.06.11.x.html
Author:Joyce Bryant - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Description: A unit designed to teach the history of aerodynamics, to develop some fundamental mathematical skills relating to the field of aviation, and to study the history of flight, including the first transatlantic flight, the Wright Brothers, and supersonic flight (old and new). Math criteria include the computation, concepts, and problem solving of velocity; acceleration, speed, distance traveled, and time. Includes 20 word problems.
Levels: Middle School (6-8)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Lesson Plans and Activities, Problems/Puzzles, Word Problems
Math Topics: Physics

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