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The resources in this Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) collection look at the aerodynamic characteristics of objects. Students explore the requirements of aerodynamic design through testing simple shapes in a wind tunnel. The activities focus on students acquiring an understanding of aerodynamics through testing, experimenting and developing.
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Boomerang aerodynamics
This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), looks at how the boomerang works from design and scientific principles. Students explore how aerodynamic forces affect the flight of objects, relate the design features of the boomerang to its path...
Aerodynamics in Action
In this activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), students explore the basic principles of aerodynamics by looking at familiar products that have been designed with speed in mind and identifying features common to these products....
Aerodynamics Timeline
This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), challenges students to put images of cars and aeroplanes in chronological order, to explain how they made their decision and describe how the products relate directly to developments in science and...
Designing a Boat Using Software
Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawing is an important industrial tool used extensively in many applications such as the automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design, prosthetics, and many more. This activity gives students the...