Wind Tunnels
Number of fans
What is four?
The S in STEM
What is Science?
Protects the eyes during flight
What are googles?
A push or a pull
What is a force?
Constant shape and volume
What is a solid?
Location of fans
What is above the flight chamber?
The T in STEM
What is Technology?
Protects hearing during flight
What are ear plugs?
The force between two objects. This is what keeps us on the ground, causes objects to fall, etc
What is gravity?
Changing shape but constant volume
What is liquid?
The number of loops in iFly's wind tunnel
What is two?
The E in STEM
What is Engineering?
Protects the head during flight
What is a helmet?
This is used to push objects against the pull of gravity
What is wind?
Changing shape and changing volume
What is gas?
Name two ways scientists use wind tunnels for testing
What is testing cars, airplanes, parachutes, sports equipment, or sports stadiums!
The M in STEM
What is Math?
This should fit big and baggy
What is flight suit?
The best body position for flying in the wind tunnel
What is big/spread out?
Two states of matter that are considered fluids
What are liquids and gases?
Type of wind tunnel where the air is recirculated
What is closed loop?
A person who designs and builds complex products, machines, systems, or structures. They have scientific training that they use to make practical things.
What are engineers?
This is spring loaded and made of steel
What is safety net?
Remember the second-to-last picture from the presentation - name two reasons the little girl was flying but the big man was not
What are mass and frontal area? (or weight and size / body position)
Forms droplets in the wind tunnel
What is water?