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The question was raised about a hands-on experiment that teaches Bernoulli's
Principle.
The curriculum for the Flying WILD program, titled Flying WILD: An
Educator's Guide to Celebrating Birds, has an activity titled "Birds and Bernoulli."
In this activity, students do simple experiments with household items. There
is also an origami style flying eagle stencil. Given a photocopy of the
design, middle school students (or higher) can fold the eagle and fly it, while
experimenting with how changing the wing shape affects the birds lift.
Note that the second edition of this guide, due out in two weeks, has a much
improved version of the flying eagle. The guide is available to educators
through a training. If you would like to learn where you can get training and
materials in your area, or if your science center is interested in becoming
the material and training provider for your city, please contact me at the
Council for Environmental Education, the national office for Flying WILD.
Marc LeFebre
Sr. Coordinator, Flying WILD
Council for Environmental Education
5555 Morningside Driver, Suite 212
Houston, Texas 77005
p/713-520-1936
f/713-520-8008
_www.flyingwild.org_ (http://www.flyingwild.org/)
Bird Conservation through Education: A National Gathering, February 5-8,
2007, Austin, TX
In a message dated 12/1/2006 2:25:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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Does anyone have a fun, hands-on experiment that really teaches Bernoulli's
Principle well without a blower?
Thanks!
Sarah
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST)
250 Jordan Road
Troy, NY 12180
518-235-2120 ext.209
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www.cmost.org
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