Flight built

Flight - Build a plane

 Brainstorm: What are the forces acting on an aircraft?

1.   Drag
2.   Lift
3.  Gravity / weaight 
4.  Thrust

How can we overcome some of these forces?

Force	Their effect on a plane	How to overcome them?
Gravity / Weight	Pull it down	By making things lighter
Drag	Slow it down	Stream line
Lift	Make it go up	If its lighter it goes higher
Thrust	Make it go forward	Go backwards

Building a light aircraft

Aim: To build an aircraft made of material that is best suited for flight using the 4 forces.

Hypotheis: I think that by..

This video shows our plane flying.

Interacting Spheres

Interacting Spheres

Activity 1

1.  A tree is blown down wind - Biosphere & Atmosphere
2.  A person gets caught in the rain - Hydrosphere
3. Hail damages a sugar cane crop - Atmosphere & Hydrosphere
4. Air next to the ground becomes warm - Atmosphere & Lithosphere 
5. Water evaporates condenses - Hydrosphere
6. Lightning strikes a park ranger - Atmosphere
7. A flash flood forms - Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
8. A puddle seeps into the ground - Lithosphere & Atmosphere
9. Cumulonimbus clouds form - Hydrosphere
10. A tornado destroy a zoo - Atmosphere & Biosphere

Activity 2

Picture 1

= Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere & Lithosphere

Picture 2

= Biosphere, Hydrosphere & Lithosphere

Picture 3

= Biosphere & Lithosphere

Activity 3

1. A volcano eruption at sea = Hydrosphere & Lithosphere
2. A hurricane in Fiji that kills 20 people = Biosphere, Lithosphere & Atmosphere
3. A snowfall in Africa = Atmosphere, Hydrosphere & Lythosphere

4 Spheres

4 Spheres

Biosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

Atmosphere

1. How much of the earth is made up by hydrosphere?70%
2. How much of the earth is made up by lithosphere / ground? 30%
3. What atmostsphere made up of ?78% nitrogen 21% oxygen
4. What does the biosphere contain? A aspects of life

The biosphere also known as the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also be termed the zone of life on Earth, a closed system, and largely self-regulating.

A hydrosphere is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet's hydrosphere can be liquid, vapour, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers

A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet, or natural satellite, that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties.

An atmosphere is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body