Term 3: Weeks 3+4

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING...the physics of aircraft (and waka later in the term) through experimentation and research to design and build models
• We are EXPLORING our context of Tupuānuku and Tupuārangi by observing the designs of gliders, manu tukutuku and wakas to investigate how different forces help them move

Learning Intention: Explore the physics of aircraft (and waka later in the term) to design and build models

Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Describe how air takes up space and exerts pressure
• Explored how air has weight (even though we can’t see it!)
  
• Explain why air expands and contracts when heated
• Investigate how wing design influences the movement of air
• Investigate how to increase thrust to make an airplane move further