Can you find the Questions and their Answers?
Aerodynamics Of Land Birds
Q1. What airplane is like the hummingbird?
A1. Helicopter
Q2. What is similar between swallows and fighter planes?
A2. Swept back high-speed wings
Q3. How does a long tail help the cuckoo?
A3. Helps it in turning quickly
Q4. What helps small birds to have control in flight?
A4. The alula.
Q5. What helps the crane to fly well ?
A5. Large wings and tip feathers
Q6. What helps the owl to fly stealthily?
A6. Special feathers help the owl to fly quietly
Q7. What helps a bird to land safely?
A7. Spreading the wings and tail.
Writing on Scroll held by crane
Try and understand why things are the way they are.
Keep asking questions. Question everything you see!
Try and find connections between what you see and know
If your theory fails – try again BUT learn from your mistakes
Change your approach.
Never give up!
Aerodynamics of Sea Birds
Q1. What is similar between birds and fish?
A1. Streamlining
Q2. How does a Gannet dive faster?
A2. By drawing its wings to reduce drag
Q3. What makes the albatross the best glider?
A3. Long, narrow wings
Q4. What bird flies the farthest?
A4. The Arctic Tern migrates 25000 miles.
Q5. What airplane is similar to the swan?
A5. Heavy, cargo planes.
Q6. What bird flies with its feet in water?
A6. Wilson’s Petrel
Writing on Scroll on cliff
Face your fears. Be led by your dreams always.
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Try and do the thing you think you cannot do.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence.
Never give up believing in your dreams.
The secret of genius is simple – strength of purpose and a will to do great things.
You can do great things too!
Using the Wind’s Help
Q1. How do eagles fly?
A1. By using thermals
Q2. How do albatross’ fly?
A2. By dynamic soaring
Q3. What helps soaring birds to fly efficiently?
A3. Large, rectangular wings and tip feathers
Mountains cause wind to rise. Birds use this wind rise to gain height.
How Things Fly!
(Writing on the objects – Clockwise direction)
- Boomerang – leading edge, trailing edge, direction of rotation, cross-section
- Frisbee – spin
- Airfoil 1 – curved upper surface makes air go faster; slower air
- Airfoil 2 – Faster air on top = lower air pressure; Higher air pressure
- Airfoil 3 – Lift = upward force on wing
- airplane – lift, drag, thrust, weight
- tennis ball – lower air pressure; higher air pressure
- Golf ball – dimples in a golf ball help the air to stick to the ball
- Balloon – hot air is lighter than air and rises
- Spinning broomsticks can fly!
- A spinning cylinder will lift