Is Air Something?

Resource List

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/aircluster.html

A collection of Thinking Fountain cards developed with Museum Magnet School classes studying air and wind.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/w/ whirlingwonders/whirlingwonders.html

Whirling Wonders - These things whirl as they rise or fall through the air.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/s/suds/suds.html

Suds- I really like blowing bubbles but the worst part is when they break.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/p/paperclip/paperclip.html

Make a parachute that will carry a paper clip load.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/p/ parachutingpinwheel/parachutingpinwheel.html

Parachuting Pinwheel
Here's a pinwheel that works without wind.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html
by Ron Hipschman.

What is so fascinating about bubbles? The precise spherical shape, the incredibly fragile nature of the microscopically thin soap film, the beautiful colors that swirl and shimmer, or most likely, a combination of all these phenomena? Why does a bubble form a sphere at all? Why not a cube, tetrahedron, or other geometrical figure? Let's look at the forces that mold bubbles.

http://www.PlaneMath.com/activities/flightpath/flightpathhome.html

Flight Path: Find the shortest path between two cities.

http://www.planemath.com/activities/liftoff/liftoff_home.html

LiftOff: A old fable helps you understand how planes lift.

http://wings.ucdavis.edu/

Aeronautics Internet Textbook, activities, lessons and links.

http://wings.ucdavis.edu/Book/Signing/

See the animated American Sign Language signs for:

fly (with wings)	fly (in an airplane)
science	scientist

http://www.arc.nasa.gov/badweb/subsonic.html

Bad Web - Build your own plane. This interactive site will analyze your design and tell you if it will fly.

http://www.gleim.com/Aviation/IntroAirplanes.html

Introduction To Airplanes

http://www.ghbooks.com/ACTIVITY/10000043.htm

Wind Vanes The wind blows from different directions. We can record which way it blows.

http://www.ghbooks.com/ACTIVITY/10015112.htm

BLOW WIND BLOW The result of the movement of air is wind. Wind strength can be tested with an instrument called an anemometer. That machine is difficult to make and calibrate and is also expensive to purchase. Can a sense of wind power or speed be determined another way.? Yes, it can! Try this simple activity and see.

http://www.mcet.edu/nasa/avtivity.html

Aviation Science Activities - "Aviation Science Activities for Elementary Grades" and "Aviation Curriculum Guide for Middle School Level, Secondary School Level."