Forces of Flight
This force pulls all objects toward the Earth
These are the long flat parts on the sides of an airplane.
What are wings?
The step where engineers ask questions and find the problem.
What is Ask
This kind of aircraft has no engine and uses only lift and gravity to fly.
What is a Glider
What is called when a shape is divided into 3 equal pieces.
What is thirds?
This force pushes a plane upward during flight.
What is Lift
This part points the airplane left or right, like a steering fin.
What is Horizontal Stabilizer or Tail Fin
The step where students sketch and build a model.
What is model (prototype)
Birds use this part of their bodies to create lift when they flap or glide.
What are wings
Your body should be calm, your eyes on the teacher, and your ears listening. This is called “whole body _______.”
What is Whole Body Listening?
This force pushes a plane forward.
What is Thrust
These small flaps on the wings help control lift during takeoff and landing
What are Flaps
The step where engineers test their design.
What is Evaluate?
This pair of brothers made the first successful powered airplane flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
What year was it when Mr. Kronke started 3rd Grade?
This force works against thrust and slows things down.
What is drag?
These can be used to help balance your glider
What are paper clips
The step where students gather information and research.
What is Explore?
Number of sides in a quadrilateral.
What is four?
What is Mr. Kronke's first name
Phillip
The balance of all four forces—lift, weight, thrust, and drag—helps a plane do this.
What is fly smoothly and straight
The body of the airplane—where passengers and cargo sit—is called this.
What is the fuselage?
The step where teams share what worked and what they would change.
What is Explain
What is the name of the interstellar comet that entered our solar system in July of 2025 and will pass closest to earth on December 19th 2025?
What is 3I Atlas
What are the names of Mr. Kronke's two boys?