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Wind Tunnel Testing Lesson focuses on wind tunnel tests that engineers in many industries use to when developing products such as airplanes, cars, and even buildings. Teams of students build their own model car out of everyday products and test their design in a wind tunnel made of a fan blowing through a long cardboard box. As an extension activity, students may design an airplane wing for an online wind tunnel.

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 IPC Physics Strand: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning 1.A Demonstrate safe practices 1.A Demonstrate safe practices 1.A Demonstrate safe practices 1.A Demonstrate safe practices 1.A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field during laboratory and field during laboratory and field during laboratory and field during laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the investigations as outlined in the investigations as outlined in the investigations. investigations. Texas Safety Standards. Texas Safety Standards. Texas Safety Standards.

1.B Practice appropriate use and 1.B Practice appropriate use and 1.B Practice appropriate use and 1.B Demonstrate an 1.B Demonstrate an understanding conservation of resources including conservation of resources conservation of resources including understanding of the use and of the use and conservation of disposal, reuse, or recycling of including disposal, reuse, or disposal, reuse, or recycling of conservation of resources and the resources and the proper disposal materials. recycling of materials. materials. proper disposal or recycling of or recycling of materials. materials. 2.A Plan and implement 2.A Plan and implement 2.A Plan and implement 2.B Plan and implement 2.E Design and implement comparative and descriptive comparative and descriptive comparative and descriptive investigate procedures including investigative procedures including investigations by making investigations by making investigations by making asking questions, formulating making observations, asking well- observations, asking well- defined observations, asking well- defined observations, asking well- defined testable hypotheses, and selecting defined questions, formulating questions, and using appropriate questions and using appropriate questions, and selecting and using equipment and technology. testable hypotheses, identifying equipment and technology. equipment and technology. appropriate equipment and variables, selecting appropriate technology. equipment and technology, and evaluating numerical answers for reasonableness. 2.C Collect and record data using 2.C Collect and record data using 2.C Collect and record data using 2.C Collect data and make 2.H Make measurements with the International System of Units the International System of Units the International System of Units measurements with precision. accuracy and precision and record (SI) and qualitative means such as (SI) and qualitative means such (SI) and qualitative means such as data using scientific notation and labeled drawings, writing, and as labeled drawings, writing, and labeled drawings, writing, and International System (SI) units. graphic organizers. graphic organizers. graphic organizers. 2.D Construct tables, using 2.D Construct tables and graphs, 2.D Construct tables and graphs, repeated trials and means to using repeated trials and means using repeated trials and means, to organize data and identify patterns. to organize data and identify organize data and identify patterns. patterns. 2.E Analyze data to formulate 2.E Analyze data to formulate 2.E Analyze data to formulate 2.D Organize, analyze, evaluate, 2.J Organize and evaluate data reasonable explanations, reasonable explanations, reasonable explanations, make inferences, and predict and make inferences from data communicate valid conclusions communicate valid conclusions communicate valid conclusions trends from data. including the use of tables, charts, supported by the data, and predict supported by the data, and predict supported by the data, and predict and graphs. trends. trends. trends. 2.E Communicate valid 2.K Communicate valid conclusions conclusions. supported by the data through various methods such as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphic organizers, journals, summaries, oral reports, and technology-based 1

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 IPC Physics reports.

3.B Use models to represent 3.B Use models to represent 3.B Use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as aspects of the natural world such aspects of the natural world such as a model of Earth’s layers. as human body systems, and an atom, a molecule, space or a plant and animal cells. geologic feature.

3.D Relate the impact of research on 3.D Relate the impact of research 3.D Relate the impact of research 3.D Evaluate the impact of 3.D Explain the impacts of the scientific thought and society on scientific thought and society, on scientific thought and society research on scientific thought, scientific contributions of a variety including the history of science and including history of science and including the history of science and society, and the environment. of historical and contemporary contributions of scientists as related contributions of scientists as contributions of scientists as related scientists on scientific thought and to the content. related to the content. to the content. society. 3.E Describe connections 3.E Research and describe the between physics and chemistry connections between physics and and future careers. future careers. Strand: Matter and Energy 6.C Analyze physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds such as, color, density, viscosity, buoyancy, boiling point, freezing point, conductivity, and reactivity. Strand: Force, Motion and Energy 8.A Compare and contrast potential 6.A Demonstrate and calculate 4.A Describe and calculate an 4.B Describe and analyze motion and kinetic energy. how unbalanced forces change the object’s motion in terms of in one dimension using equations speed or direction of an object's position, displacement, speed and with the concepts of distance, motion. acceleration. displacement, speed, average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration. 8.B Identify and describe the 6.B Differentiate between speed, 4.B Measure and graph distance 4.D Calculate the effect of forces changes in position, direction, and velocity and acceleration. and speed as a function of time on objects including the law of speed of an object when acted upon using moving toys. inertia, the relationship between by unbalanced forces. force and acceleration, and the nature of force pairs between objects. 8.C Calculate average speed using 6.C Investigate and describe 4.C Investigate how an object’s 6.B Investigate examples of kinetic distance and time measurements. applications of Newton’s law of motion changes only when a net and potential energy and their inertia, law of force and acceleration force is applied, including activities transformations. and law of action-reaction, such as and equipment such as toy cars, in vehicle restraints, sports vehicle restraints, sports activities activities, amusement park rides, and classroom objects. Earth’s tectonic activities, and rocket launches. 8.D Measure and graph changes in 4.D Assess the relationship motion. between force, mass and acceleration, noting the

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 IPC Physics relationship is independent of the nature of the force, using equipment such as dynamic carts, moving toys, vehicles and falling objects. 8.E Investigate how inclined planes 5.A Recognize and demonstrate and pulleys can be used to change that objects and substances in the amount of force to move an motion have kinetic energy such object. as vibration of atoms, water flowing down a stream moving pebbles, and bowling balls knocking down pins. 9.C Demonstrate energy 5.B Demonstrate common forms transformations such as the energy of potential energy including in a flashlight battery changes from gravitational, elastic, and chemical, chemical energy to electrical energy such as a ball on an inclined to light energy. plane, springs and batteries.

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