Engineering Design Project Spy Gliders Engineering Design Project

Engineering Design Process

Engineering Design Challenge Engineer a glider that can carry a mini camera for the longest distance.

Gliders Myth busters MIT Engineering Design Process Discus Glider

Questions about Criteria and Constraints

Warm-Up Paper Airplanes

Forces of Flight The Aerodynamics of Flight The Science of Flight NASA PBS Learning Media

Warm-Up Group Roles

Adding Payload Design Task: Adapt a glider to travel a certain distance while carrying a certain number of washers.

Class Discussion: Successes and Challenges How did your sketch of the glider and the placement of the payload change over the course of the testing?

Warm-Up Materials

Boeing Wing Failure Test Mythbusters Force Gauge How to Use a Spring Scale - Measuring Force in Newtons